<< >> NASA ASRS Report 410430, August 1998

Small aircraft pilot, on vectors with military approach control facility, incorrectly assumes that he must coordination with adjoining airport tower because the military approach control has vectored him by another airport not of intended landing.

Attributes
ACN	410430
Time
Date	199808
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rap
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : rca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	410430
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : military
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approaching rap airport from the north, talking to ellsworth approach control. I was told to turn to a 270 degree heading for traffic. This positioned me on a left downwind in ellsworth AFB traffic pattern. I was then told to turn and intercept the final for runway 14 which rap was using at the time. Turning the turn I realized I was crossing the southeast end of ellsworth's runway. Approach control said nothing nor did tower. I should have asked or verified approval to pass through ellsworth class D airspace. I normally fly B767 for an air carrier and was not thinking VFR and radar advisories versus IFR when all is done for you.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT, ON VECTORS WITH MIL APCH CTL FACILITY, INCORRECTLY ASSUMES THAT HE MUST COORD WITH ADJOINING ARPT TWR BECAUSE THE MIL APCH CTL HAS VECTORED HIM BY ANOTHER ARPT NOT OF INTENDED LNDG.

Narrative: APCHING RAP ARPT FROM THE N, TALKING TO ELLSWORTH APCH CTL. I WAS TOLD TO TURN TO A 270 DEG HDG FOR TFC. THIS POSITIONED ME ON A L DOWNWIND IN ELLSWORTH AFB TFC PATTERN. I WAS THEN TOLD TO TURN AND INTERCEPT THE FINAL FOR RWY 14 WHICH RAP WAS USING AT THE TIME. TURNING THE TURN I REALIZED I WAS XING THE SE END OF ELLSWORTH'S RWY. APCH CTL SAID NOTHING NOR DID TWR. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED OR VERIFIED APPROVAL TO PASS THROUGH ELLSWORTH CLASS D AIRSPACE. I NORMALLY FLY B767 FOR AN ACR AND WAS NOT THINKING VFR AND RADAR ADVISORIES VERSUS IFR WHEN ALL IS DONE FOR YOU.

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.