C414 pilot challenges sna service to GA user when refused to utilize runway 19R.

Attributes
ACN	535017
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 19r
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : contact
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	535017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : sna.tower

Narrative:

We were on final ILS to runway 19R at sna. Tower advised that we were 4 mi behind a B737, and 4 mi in front of a jet STAR. I asked to land long over touchdown point of B737. Tower asked if we could take runway 19L and I didn't because it was uncomfortably short, but exacerbated by the fact that we would have to land short, minimum airspeed and through the jetwash of a B767 at position a well, would you believe that tower cleared the B767 into position behind the landing B737, so if I would have landed long over the B737, I would have been in the wake of the now departing B767. Another B737 at position 'B' was cleared to hold at 'a.' so we had no choice but to take runway 19L, low, short landing at a minimum airspeed. It took vigorous control action to counteract the jetblast behind the B737 at position 'a,' and brisk braking to stop. Sna tower goes out of its way to favor airline operations and clearly compromised safety in this case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 PLT CHALLENGES SNA SVC TO GA USER WHEN REFUSED TO UTILIZE RWY 19R.

Narrative: WE WERE ON FINAL ILS TO RWY 19R AT SNA. TWR ADVISED THAT WE WERE 4 MI BEHIND A B737, AND 4 MI IN FRONT OF A JET STAR. I ASKED TO LAND LONG OVER TOUCHDOWN POINT OF B737. TWR ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE RWY 19L AND I DIDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS UNCOMFORTABLY SHORT, BUT EXACERBATED BY THE FACT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LAND SHORT, MINIMUM AIRSPD AND THROUGH THE JETWASH OF A B767 AT POS A WELL, WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT TWR CLRED THE B767 INTO POS BEHIND THE LNDG B737, SO IF I WOULD HAVE LANDED LONG OVER THE B737, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WAKE OF THE NOW DEPARTING B767. ANOTHER B737 AT POS 'B' WAS CLRED TO HOLD AT 'A.' SO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE RWY 19L, LOW, SHORT LNDG AT A MINIMUM AIRSPD. IT TOOK VIGOROUS CTL ACTION TO COUNTERACT THE JETBLAST BEHIND THE B737 AT POS 'A,' AND BRISK BRAKING TO STOP. SNA TWR GOES OUT OF ITS WAY TO FAVOR AIRLINE OPS AND CLRLY COMPROMISED SAFETY IN THIS CASE.

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.