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Small transport on IFR flight plan making vectored approach has erroneous instructions given due to confusion of who's talking to whom.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 203138 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
IFR from monterey to san jose; final controller san jose approach vectoring; asked if airport in sight. It was. Cleared me for visual runway 11 (visual approach) and gave me a frequency change. The local controller, when contacted, stated 'keep clear of oakland arsa.' I turned approximately 5 mi final, announced 3-5 mi final to runway 11. The local controller stated I did not belong there and instructed me to turn north, and requested a squawk identify. This was the squawk I had been assigned for the flight. About this time I concluded I was talking to oakland not san jose. The controller must have picked me up via identify and told me to contact san jose on 124.40 but I had enough and told san jose to cancel IFR. Note: chart plates have frequencys for 12R and left but none for runway 11.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT ON IFR FLT PLAN MAKING VECTORED APCH HAS ERRONEOUS INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN DUE TO CONFUSION OF WHO'S TALKING TO WHOM.
Narrative: IFR FROM MONTEREY TO SAN JOSE; FINAL CTLR SAN JOSE APCH VECTORING; ASKED IF ARPT IN SIGHT. IT WAS. CLRED ME FOR VISUAL RWY 11 (VISUAL APCH) AND GAVE ME A FREQ CHANGE. THE LCL CTLR, WHEN CONTACTED, STATED 'KEEP CLR OF OAKLAND ARSA.' I TURNED APPROX 5 MI FINAL, ANNOUNCED 3-5 MI FINAL TO RWY 11. THE LCL CTLR STATED I DID NOT BELONG THERE AND INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN N, AND REQUESTED A SQUAWK IDENT. THIS WAS THE SQUAWK I HAD BEEN ASSIGNED FOR THE FLT. ABOUT THIS TIME I CONCLUDED I WAS TALKING TO OAKLAND NOT SAN JOSE. THE CTLR MUST HAVE PICKED ME UP VIA IDENT AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT SAN JOSE ON 124.40 BUT I HAD ENOUGH AND TOLD SAN JOSE TO CANCEL IFR. NOTE: CHART PLATES HAVE FREQS FOR 12R AND L BUT NONE FOR RWY 11.
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.