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Foreign language barrier. Small transport X non adherence to ATC instruction. Made opposite direction landing. Small aircraft Y made go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199403 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sba |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sba tower : sna |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 267130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Small transport X, a PA34/a, on VOR to sba. Y, a C208, requesting runway 7 (wind calm). Z in right traffic for runway 15R. Small transport X reported airport in sight, was told to circle north to runway 15L. Y cleared to land runway 7. Small transport X ignored instructions and continued on final to runway 25. Gars were issued and traffic exchanged. I believe that the student pilot and instructor of the senaca did not have sufficient english language skills to navigation through ATC system. This is a recurrent problem with some flight schools in the los angeles area with the heavy concentration of foreign students.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FOREIGN LANGUAGE BARRIER. SMT X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION. MADE OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG. SMA Y MADE GAR.
Narrative: SMT X, A PA34/A, ON VOR TO SBA. Y, A C208, REQUESTING RWY 7 (WIND CALM). Z IN R TFC FOR RWY 15R. SMT X RPTED ARPT IN SIGHT, WAS TOLD TO CIRCLE N TO RWY 15L. Y CLRED TO LAND RWY 7. SMT X IGNORED INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTINUED ON FINAL TO RWY 25. GARS WERE ISSUED AND TFC EXCHANGED. I BELIEVE THAT THE STUDENT PLT AND INSTRUCTOR OF THE SENACA DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS TO NAV THROUGH ATC SYS. THIS IS A RECURRENT PROB WITH SOME FLT SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA WITH THE HVY CONCENTRATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS.
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.