C550 flight crew challenged by owd local controller about correct traffic pattern direction.

Attributes
ACN	544304
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : owd.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : owd.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 78
ASRS Report	544304
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : owd.tower

Narrative:

On an IFR flight plan from pvd to owd in a cessna citation in VMC, I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 17 at norwood airport. I requested a left downwind to runway 17. I received clearance to land on runway 17 with a left downwind. After positioning the aircraft on a left downwind, the ATC controller insisted I was on a right downwind. Indeed, I was on left downwind, executing the approach exactly as cleared. The controller chastised me again for being in the wrong position. I submit norwood airport is unsafe and without total supervision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C550 FLC CHALLENGED BY OWD LCL CTLR ABOUT CORRECT TFC PATTERN DIRECTION.

Narrative: ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM PVD TO OWD IN A CESSNA CITATION IN VMC, I WAS CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 17 AT NORWOOD ARPT. I REQUESTED A L DOWNWIND TO RWY 17. I RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 17 WITH A L DOWNWIND. AFTER POSITIONING THE ACFT ON A L DOWNWIND, THE ATC CTLR INSISTED I WAS ON A R DOWNWIND. INDEED, I WAS ON L DOWNWIND, EXECUTING THE APCH EXACTLY AS CLRED. THE CTLR CHASTISED ME AGAIN FOR BEING IN THE WRONG POS. I SUBMIT NORWOOD ARPT IS UNSAFE AND WITHOUT TOTAL SUPERVISION.

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.