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With an assigned altitude from approach control for traffic and a handoff to tower a VFR aircraft expects further descent clearance. He does not receive it. Tower questions ability to descend in time to make the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : srq.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 msl bound upper : 2100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : srq.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 2484 flight time type : 304 |
| ASRS Report | 496340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Told to maintain 2100 ft by approach and did so. Told to enter downwind for runway 32 and advised of transport traffic on final. I acknowledged traffic and was told to switch to tower. Tower cleared me for descent which I hastily began. Tower called a cessna on final and I acknowledged seeing him. Tower cleared me for landing. An airline jet was waiting to enter runway. Tower questioned if I was going to make it down. I said 'yes' and made the first turnoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WITH AN ASSIGNED ALT FROM APCH CTL FOR TFC AND A HDOF TO TWR A VFR ACFT EXPECTS FURTHER DSCNT CLRNC. HE DOES NOT RECEIVE IT. TWR QUESTIONS ABILITY TO DSND IN TIME TO MAKE THE RWY.
Narrative: TOLD TO MAINTAIN 2100 FT BY APCH AND DID SO. TOLD TO ENTER DOWNWIND FOR RWY 32 AND ADVISED OF TRANSPORT TFC ON FINAL. I ACKNOWLEDGED TFC AND WAS TOLD TO SWITCH TO TWR. TWR CLRED ME FOR DSCNT WHICH I HASTILY BEGAN. TWR CALLED A CESSNA ON FINAL AND I ACKNOWLEDGED SEEING HIM. TWR CLRED ME FOR LNDG. AN AIRLINE JET WAS WAITING TO ENTER RWY. TWR QUESTIONED IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT DOWN. I SAID 'YES' AND MADE THE FIRST TURNOFF.
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.