 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Corp aircraft on IFR flight plan does not recall handoff to tower when cleared for approach. Penetrates air traffic area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 208282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dec |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cmi tower : dec artcc : mia |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 208282 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Problem arose because cmi approach cleared me for a VFR approach to dec and did not turn me over to the tower. He thought that he did. Contributing factor was an airplane arriving at the same time. The controller made me #1, the aircraft #2, then changed his mind at least twice. In the end, I was #1. The problem was discovered when I decided to cancel IFR to help keep the traffic flow moving. The controller asked if I had contacted the tower at dec. I told him I had not been told to change to tower frequency. Corrective action. I cancelled IFR and called dec tower for landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CORP ACFT ON IFR FLT PLAN DOES NOT RECALL HDOF TO TWR WHEN CLRED FOR APCH. PENETRATES ATA.
Narrative: PROBLEM AROSE BECAUSE CMI APCH CLRED ME FOR A VFR APCH TO DEC AND DID NOT TURN ME OVER TO THE TWR. HE THOUGHT THAT HE DID. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS AN AIRPLANE ARRIVING AT THE SAME TIME. THE CTLR MADE ME #1, THE ACFT #2, THEN CHANGED HIS MIND AT LEAST TWICE. IN THE END, I WAS #1. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I DECIDED TO CANCEL IFR TO HELP KEEP THE TFC FLOW MOVING. THE CTLR ASKED IF I HAD CONTACTED THE TWR AT DEC. I TOLD HIM I HAD NOT BEEN TOLD TO CHANGE TO TWR FREQ. CORRECTIVE ACTION. I CANCELLED IFR AND CALLED DEC TWR FOR LNDG.
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.