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Aircraft equipment problem. Radio communication intermittent. Pilot had problems both in the air and on the ground. Reporter faults the controllers at one facility apparently because they believed reporter was uncooperative. Small aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 251 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 339858 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Reported 10 NM northeast of bdr for landing. They said they did not hear transmission very clear. Called again and they told me to report 3 mi final for runway 24. I continued inbound and realized I was not set up for a 3 mi final, but was set up for a right downwind for runway 29. I requested this and they told me to rock my wings so they knew exactly which aircraft I was. They then gave me a mi right base for runway 24 and was cleared to land. After a brief (15 mins) rest on the ground I prepared to taxi and when I called them, they gave me a taxi clearance. I read this back, but they didn't hear my readback. The controller contacted me again and said I needed to read back his clearance. I told him I read it back, but my radio was not working well. I then departed and the trip was uneventful after that. Later that day at dxr (another class D close to bdr), I asked them how they heard me and said loud and clear, however, they said once my xmissions were intermittent. They were very cooperative compared to bdr tower (bdr had many complaints about personnel to the FSDO). I wrote the aircraft up in maintenance. One way I could have resolved this was to stay clear of the class D. However, the bdr tower's extremely rude and unprofessional attitude is detrimental to aviation safety and is a step back from where aviation should be going.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. RADIO COM INTERMITTENT. PLT HAD PROBS BOTH IN THE AIR AND ON THE GND. RPTR FAULTS THE CTLRS AT ONE FAC APPARENTLY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED RPTR WAS UNCOOPERATIVE. SMA.
Narrative: RPTED 10 NM NE OF BDR FOR LNDG. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HEAR XMISSION VERY CLR. CALLED AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO RPT 3 MI FINAL FOR RWY 24. I CONTINUED INBOUND AND REALIZED I WAS NOT SET UP FOR A 3 MI FINAL, BUT WAS SET UP FOR A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29. I REQUESTED THIS AND THEY TOLD ME TO ROCK MY WINGS SO THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHICH ACFT I WAS. THEY THEN GAVE ME A MI R BASE FOR RWY 24 AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. AFTER A BRIEF (15 MINS) REST ON THE GND I PREPARED TO TAXI AND WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY GAVE ME A TAXI CLRNC. I READ THIS BACK, BUT THEY DIDN'T HEAR MY READBACK. THE CTLR CONTACTED ME AGAIN AND SAID I NEEDED TO READ BACK HIS CLRNC. I TOLD HIM I READ IT BACK, BUT MY RADIO WAS NOT WORKING WELL. I THEN DEPARTED AND THE TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL AFTER THAT. LATER THAT DAY AT DXR (ANOTHER CLASS D CLOSE TO BDR), I ASKED THEM HOW THEY HEARD ME AND SAID LOUD AND CLR, HOWEVER, THEY SAID ONCE MY XMISSIONS WERE INTERMITTENT. THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE COMPARED TO BDR TWR (BDR HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONNEL TO THE FSDO). I WROTE THE ACFT UP IN MAINT. ONE WAY I COULD HAVE RESOLVED THIS WAS TO STAY CLR OF THE CLASS D. HOWEVER, THE BDR TWR'S EXTREMELY RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE IS DETRIMENTAL TO AVIATION SAFETY AND IS A STEP BACK FROM WHERE AVIATION SHOULD BE GOING.
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.