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PA44 pilot diverts to mcn and is concerned that he did not follow or obtain complete coordination instructions from ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 503180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcn.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mcn.tracon |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 5 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 119 flight time total : 195 flight time type : 89 |
| ASRS Report | 503180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While en route, ATC gave us a message from dispatch to land at macon and call in. ATC gave us vectors for the ILS. Once established, ATC told us to contact macon radio (FSS) for an airport advisory. FSS said there was no other traffic. We had the field in sight, and landed. Being near XA00 (when the tower closed) made me wonder if approach had wanted me back with them, or over to tower after talking to FSS, even though FSS takes over for tower at XA00. The possible miscom has prompted this letter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA44 PLT DIVERTS TO MCN AND IS CONCERNED THAT HE DID NOT FOLLOW OR OBTAIN COMPLETE COORD INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE, ATC GAVE US A MESSAGE FROM DISPATCH TO LAND AT MACON AND CALL IN. ATC GAVE US VECTORS FOR THE ILS. ONCE ESTABLISHED, ATC TOLD US TO CONTACT MACON RADIO (FSS) FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY. FSS SAID THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC. WE HAD THE FIELD IN SIGHT, AND LANDED. BEING NEAR XA00 (WHEN THE TWR CLOSED) MADE ME WONDER IF APCH HAD WANTED ME BACK WITH THEM, OR OVER TO TWR AFTER TALKING TO FSS, EVEN THOUGH FSS TAKES OVER FOR TWR AT XA00. THE POSSIBLE MISCOM HAS PROMPTED THIS LETTER.
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.