A C180 ATP pilot gets lectured regarding his flying by the part time ATCT fct controller at baf, ma.

Attributes
ACN	510473
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : baf.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : baf.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : baf.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	510473
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : baf.tower

Narrative:

Tower controller set me up for right base to runway 33. About 2 mi out he changed it to a downwind for runway 2. Then he complained I was too low over houses near the approach of runway 33 (I had set up a 3:1 slope for runway 33). Abeam midfield runway 2, he told me to extend for a gulfstream on a 10 mi final. When I suggested I could land easily ahead of the jet, he told me to telephone tower. I did and he was most abusive to me verbally for questioning his controling and flying low over dwellings. I think he was on pot or something, as he was talking extremely irrationally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C180 ATP PLT GETS LECTURED REGARDING HIS FLYING BY THE PART TIME ATCT FCT CTLR AT BAF, MA.

Narrative: TWR CTLR SET ME UP FOR R BASE TO RWY 33. ABOUT 2 MI OUT HE CHANGED IT TO A DOWNWIND FOR RWY 2. THEN HE COMPLAINED I WAS TOO LOW OVER HOUSES NEAR THE APCH OF RWY 33 (I HAD SET UP A 3:1 SLOPE FOR RWY 33). ABEAM MIDFIELD RWY 2, HE TOLD ME TO EXTEND FOR A GULFSTREAM ON A 10 MI FINAL. WHEN I SUGGESTED I COULD LAND EASILY AHEAD OF THE JET, HE TOLD ME TO TELEPHONE TWR. I DID AND HE WAS MOST ABUSIVE TO ME VERBALLY FOR QUESTIONING HIS CTLING AND FLYING LOW OVER DWELLINGS. I THINK HE WAS ON POT OR SOMETHING, AS HE WAS TALKING EXTREMELY IRRATIONALLY.

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.