The rptrs on final approach to hsv were told to go around with no explanation and no apparent traffic. The pilots believe the controller's reason was purely punitive.

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Attributes
ACN	329120
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hsv
State Reference	AL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : hsv tower : hsv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	329120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Do not understand hsv tower/approach's logic in cancelling landing clearance and sending us back to approach. We were fully configured, on short final, in severe VFR, clearance to land and no traffic in sight or in the pattern or on the ground. It seemed that their reasoning was purely punitive in nature when a simple call to approach/tower after landing would have been sufficient.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTRS ON FINAL APCH TO HSV WERE TOLD TO GAR WITH NO EXPLANATION AND NO APPARENT TFC. THE PLTS BELIEVE THE CTLR'S REASON WAS PURELY PUNITIVE.

Narrative: DO NOT UNDERSTAND HSV TWR/APCH'S LOGIC IN CANCELLING LNDG CLRNC AND SENDING US BACK TO APCH. WE WERE FULLY CONFIGURED, ON SHORT FINAL, IN SEVERE VFR, CLRNC TO LAND AND NO TFC IN SIGHT OR IN THE PATTERN OR ON THE GND. IT SEEMED THAT THEIR REASONING WAS PURELY PUNITIVE IN NATURE WHEN A SIMPLE CALL TO APCH/TWR AFTER LNDG WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT.

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.