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Pilot of small aircraft landing at bjc felt tower controller censor because of late check in with tower was uncalled for.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 189977 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5300 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den tower : bjc tower : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 189977 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
En route from mobley, mo, on IFR flight plan in VMC, being vectored by denver approach from arrival north of den airport. Final vector given to heading of approximately 260 degree and cleared for ILS 29R. Approach never cleared me off frequency and/or to change to bjc tower frequency. At approximately 1 1/2 NM on final for 29R (bjc) I contacted tower since denver approach apparently forgot about me. When I checked in with bjc tower, the controller cleared me to land and then proceeded to lecture me to contact tower sooner. I informed the controller that I was on vectors from den approach and their concerns should be directed there since I was on an IFR and complying with those instructions given to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA LNDG AT BJC FELT TWR CTLR CENSOR BECAUSE OF LATE CHK IN WITH TWR WAS UNCALLED FOR.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM MOBLEY, MO, ON IFR FLT PLAN IN VMC, BEING VECTORED BY DENVER APCH FROM ARR N OF DEN ARPT. FINAL VECTOR GIVEN TO HDG OF APPROX 260 DEG AND CLRED FOR ILS 29R. APCH NEVER CLRED ME OFF FREQ AND/OR TO CHANGE TO BJC TWR FREQ. AT APPROX 1 1/2 NM ON FINAL FOR 29R (BJC) I CONTACTED TWR SINCE DENVER APCH APPARENTLY FORGOT ABOUT ME. WHEN I CHKED IN WITH BJC TWR, THE CTLR CLRED ME TO LAND AND THEN PROCEEDED TO LECTURE ME TO CONTACT TWR SOONER. I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT I WAS ON VECTORS FROM DEN APCH AND THEIR CONCERNS SHOULD BE DIRECTED THERE SINCE I WAS ON AN IFR AND COMPLYING WITH THOSE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO ME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.