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A C182 pilot flying near columbus AFB, ms, was instructed by approach control to land at the nearest airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stf.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 524846 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
While on a flight line and talking to columbus AFB approach for VFR advisories I was told to land my aircraft. I inquired as to the reason why and they told me 'they didn't have time to explain.' I asked as to whose airspace I was in and again was told 'we don't have time to explain.' I switched to memphis center and told the controller that columbus had told me to land and did he know anything about what was going on. I was advised that a national state of emergency had been declared and the FAA was landing all aircraft. I thanked the controller, switched back to columbus approach. I advised them that memphis center had advised me as to what was happening and where did he want me to land. Starkville, ms, stf, ws the closet airport and I landed there. In the time it took the controllers to say 'we don't have time to explain' they could just have easily told me what memphis center told me and I would have promptly landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 PLT FLYING NEAR COLUMBUS AFB, MS, WAS INSTRUCTED BY APCH CTL TO LAND AT THE NEAREST ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE ON A FLT LINE AND TALKING TO COLUMBUS AFB APCH FOR VFR ADVISORIES I WAS TOLD TO LAND MY ACFT. I INQUIRED AS TO THE REASON WHY AND THEY TOLD ME 'THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN.' I ASKED AS TO WHOSE AIRSPACE I WAS IN AND AGAIN WAS TOLD 'WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN.' I SWITCHED TO MEMPHIS CTR AND TOLD THE CTLR THAT COLUMBUS HAD TOLD ME TO LAND AND DID HE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS ADVISED THAT A NATIONAL STATE OF EMER HAD BEEN DECLARED AND THE FAA WAS LNDG ALL ACFT. I THANKED THE CTLR, SWITCHED BACK TO COLUMBUS APCH. I ADVISED THEM THAT MEMPHIS CTR HAD ADVISED ME AS TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHERE DID HE WANT ME TO LAND. STARKVILLE, MS, STF, WS THE CLOSET ARPT AND I LANDED THERE. IN THE TIME IT TOOK THE CTLRS TO SAY 'WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN' THEY COULD JUST HAVE EASILY TOLD ME WHAT MEMPHIS CTR TOLD ME AND I WOULD HAVE PROMPTLY LANDED.
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.