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Unprofessional conduct by approach controller during approach to dca causes B737-300 to come uncomfortable close to P56.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 1 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 456737 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : com radio other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
During ferry flight from iad to dca we were turned 090 degrees, 3000 ft, for the mt vernon visual approach to runway 1 dca. Vectored 360 degrees, we then overheard what appeared to be stuck microphone from controller and verbal argument with some other unknown person. Strong language with cussing, etc, lasting several moments, then dead silence. We were at 3000 ft approaching over runway 1, with prohibited area P56 across river and unable to raise approach control. We were not sure if we had been 'cleared' for visual approach and could not talk to control. Just as we were about ot break west to stay out of prohibited area, approach control gave us a vector 270 degrees. At no time did we intrude into prohibited area, but entire situation was quite strange and unprofessional. Second approach to landing was uneventful. Controller stated that there was some 'bleed-through' on his communication from an unknown source. There was never any conflict with other aircraft, and we were always visual with the river area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY APCH CTLR DURING APCH TO DCA CAUSES B737-300 TO COME UNCOMFORTABLE CLOSE TO P56.
Narrative: DURING FERRY FLT FROM IAD TO DCA WE WERE TURNED 090 DEGS, 3000 FT, FOR THE MT VERNON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 1 DCA. VECTORED 360 DEGS, WE THEN OVERHEARD WHAT APPEARED TO BE STUCK MIKE FROM CTLR AND VERBAL ARGUMENT WITH SOME OTHER UNKNOWN PERSON. STRONG LANGUAGE WITH CUSSING, ETC, LASTING SEVERAL MOMENTS, THEN DEAD SILENCE. WE WERE AT 3000 FT APCHING OVER RWY 1, WITH PROHIBITED AREA P56 ACROSS RIVER AND UNABLE TO RAISE APCH CTL. WE WERE NOT SURE IF WE HAD BEEN 'CLRED' FOR VISUAL APCH AND COULD NOT TALK TO CTL. JUST AS WE WERE ABOUT OT BREAK W TO STAY OUT OF PROHIBITED AREA, APCH CTL GAVE US A VECTOR 270 DEGS. AT NO TIME DID WE INTRUDE INTO PROHIBITED AREA, BUT ENTIRE SIT WAS QUITE STRANGE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. SECOND APCH TO LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. CTLR STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME 'BLEED-THROUGH' ON HIS COM FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THERE WAS NEVER ANY CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT, AND WE WERE ALWAYS VISUAL WITH THE RIVER AREA.
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.