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Private pilot of a C172 complains about delayed handoffs by approach controller to the tower causing delay in getting landing clearance until on short final. It also creates a heavy workload for single pilot IFR to be concentrating on final instrument approach and in additional switch frequencys.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon tower : apc.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 525 flight time type : 425 |
| ASRS Report | 516587 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : o90.tracon |
Narrative:
A number of times recently (at least 5) approach has not handed us over to tower in a timely manner. For example, at napa, ca, we asked approach to hand us over 3-4 times, before and after passing the FAF. In that instance, we were 1/2 mi from the threshold before we got to tower. Approach mumbled something about not getting a clearance. This has also happened at lvk and sck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 COMPLAINS ABOUT DELAYED HDOFS BY APCH CTLR TO THE TWR CAUSING DELAY IN GETTING LNDG CLRNC UNTIL ON SHORT FINAL. IT ALSO CREATES A HVY WORKLOAD FOR SINGLE PLT IFR TO BE CONCENTRATING ON FINAL INST APCH AND IN ADDITIONAL SWITCH FREQS.
Narrative: A NUMBER OF TIMES RECENTLY (AT LEAST 5) APCH HAS NOT HANDED US OVER TO TWR IN A TIMELY MANNER. FOR EXAMPLE, AT NAPA, CA, WE ASKED APCH TO HAND US OVER 3-4 TIMES, BEFORE AND AFTER PASSING THE FAF. IN THAT INSTANCE, WE WERE 1/2 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD BEFORE WE GOT TO TWR. APCH MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT NOT GETTING A CLRNC. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT LVK AND SCK.
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.