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Foreign spi with language barrier problem gets radar vectoring and flight assist from various TRACON approach controllers to wrong airport approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190376 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl tracon : mcn tracon : csg |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 190376 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On 10/wed/91, I reviewed spi's preflight planing from ryy (marietta) to ahn (athens). A total of 64 NM. He had made this trip before, once with me and once with another instructor. He has also flown previous xcountries; 1 to cha and 1 to centre, al. The trip to athens was uneventful. On the return, he opened his flight plan with macon radio. He then proceeded to contact atlanta for flight following. Spi is from venezuela and has a very heavy accent. His request for 'flight following to mccollum' was apparently misunderstood by atlanta as 'flight following to montgomery.' atlanta told him to fly heading 2540. He questioned this several times but was told the heading was fine. He was told to remain outside the TCA and his heading of 240 was good. He lost contact with atlanta for approximately 30 mins and when it was regained, he was then handed off to columbus approach. They idented his exact position and handed him off to montgomery approach who vectored him to the airport for a safe landing. There were no emergencys declared and I believe no violations occurred. I went to macon to pick my student up and return to ryy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FOREIGN SPI WITH LANGUAGE BARRIER PROBLEM GETS RADAR VECTORING AND FLT ASSIST FROM VARIOUS TRACON APCH CTLRS TO WRONG ARPT APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: ON 10/WED/91, I REVIEWED SPI'S PREFLT PLANING FROM RYY (MARIETTA) TO AHN (ATHENS). A TOTAL OF 64 NM. HE HAD MADE THIS TRIP BEFORE, ONCE WITH ME AND ONCE WITH ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR. HE HAS ALSO FLOWN PREVIOUS XCOUNTRIES; 1 TO CHA AND 1 TO CENTRE, AL. THE TRIP TO ATHENS WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE RETURN, HE OPENED HIS FLT PLAN WITH MACON RADIO. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT ATLANTA FOR FLT FOLLOWING. SPI IS FROM VENEZUELA AND HAS A VERY HVY ACCENT. HIS REQUEST FOR 'FLT FOLLOWING TO MCCOLLUM' WAS APPARENTLY MISUNDERSTOOD BY ATLANTA AS 'FLT FOLLOWING TO MONTGOMERY.' ATLANTA TOLD HIM TO FLY HDG 2540. HE QUESTIONED THIS SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS TOLD THE HDG WAS FINE. HE WAS TOLD TO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE TCA AND HIS HDG OF 240 WAS GOOD. HE LOST CONTACT WITH ATLANTA FOR APPROX 30 MINS AND WHEN IT WAS REGAINED, HE WAS THEN HANDED OFF TO COLUMBUS APCH. THEY IDENTED HIS EXACT POS AND HANDED HIM OFF TO MONTGOMERY APCH WHO VECTORED HIM TO THE ARPT FOR A SAFE LNDG. THERE WERE NO EMERS DECLARED AND I BELIEVE NO VIOLATIONS OCCURRED. I WENT TO MACON TO PICK MY STUDENT UP AND RETURN TO RYY.
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.