Small aircraft pilot on practice IFR approach fails to contact tower inside the marker.

Attributes
ACN	309220
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : swf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 33
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	309220
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inside of the marker, the student pilot was requested to report the marker by the tower. The student pilot did not do so since he was requested to contact the tower by approach once inside the marker (lateral handoff). The tower scolded the student for missing the report. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the aircraft was a bonanza 33. His sequence of events as stated on the reporting form was mixed up. Approach told him to contact tower inside the marker. Since he was already inside the marker he was confused and made no contact. Then the tower scolded him for not reporting position. There was a review with tower personnel, but no other follow-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ON PRACTICE IFR APCH FAILS TO CONTACT TWR INSIDE THE MARKER.

Narrative: INSIDE OF THE MARKER, THE STUDENT PLT WAS REQUESTED TO RPT THE MARKER BY THE TWR. THE STUDENT PLT DID NOT DO SO SINCE HE WAS REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE TWR BY APCH ONCE INSIDE THE MARKER (LATERAL HDOF). THE TWR SCOLDED THE STUDENT FOR MISSING THE RPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE ACFT WAS A BONANZA 33. HIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AS STATED ON THE RPTING FORM WAS MIXED UP. APCH TOLD HIM TO CONTACT TWR INSIDE THE MARKER. SINCE HE WAS ALREADY INSIDE THE MARKER HE WAS CONFUSED AND MADE NO CONTACT. THEN THE TWR SCOLDED HIM FOR NOT RPTING POS. THERE WAS A REVIEW WITH TWR PERSONNEL, BUT NO OTHER FOLLOW-UP.

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.