<< >> NASA ASRS Report 388410, December 1997

ATC assigns flight crew of cpr aircraft to an arrival for den with a landing at fnl. Apparently communications are confused and the next controller believes they are landing den and chastises them for a heading deviation. The flight crew indicates the correct information.

Attributes
ACN	388410
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dvv
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : iad
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	388410
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

ZDV cleared flight direct powdr and resume the powdr two arrival for a landing at fort collins airport. We arrived at powdr and turned for slope using the FMS and backed up with VOR dvv R-222. Everything appeared normal. We were expecting radar vectors to final approach course to fnl. ATC then gave us a clearance direct den and asked us to call them on the ground. The ATC controller said it appeared that we were turning direct to fnl from powdr intersection and appeared that we were not going to slope intersection. I advised the controller that we were on the R-222 dvv and that everything looked normal to both crew members and we were expecting radar vectors prior to slope.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC ASSIGNS FLC OF CPR ACFT TO AN ARR FOR DEN WITH A LNDG AT FNL. APPARENTLY COMS ARE CONFUSED AND THE NEXT CTLR BELIEVES THEY ARE LNDG DEN AND CHASTISES THEM FOR A HEADING DEV. THE FLC INDICATES THE CORRECT INFO.

Narrative: ZDV CLRED FLT DIRECT POWDR AND RESUME THE POWDR TWO ARR FOR A LNDG AT FORT COLLINS ARPT. WE ARRIVED AT POWDR AND TURNED FOR SLOPE USING THE FMS AND BACKED UP WITH VOR DVV R-222. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. WE WERE EXPECTING RADAR VECTORS TO FINAL APCH COURSE TO FNL. ATC THEN GAVE US A CLRNC DIRECT DEN AND ASKED US TO CALL THEM ON THE GND. THE ATC CTLR SAID IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE TURNING DIRECT TO FNL FROM POWDR INTXN AND APPEARED THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO SLOPE INTXN. I ADVISED THE CTLR THAT WE WERE ON THE R-222 DVV AND THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL TO BOTH CREW MEMBERS AND WE WERE EXPECTING RADAR VECTORS PRIOR TO SLOPE.

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.