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After landing and during rollout at bet airport, a DC6 pilot was unable to understand controller's instructions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620129 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bet.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bet.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | McDonnell Douglas Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bet.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 2900 |
| ASRS Report | 620129 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
On landing rollout runway 18 at bet, local controller said 'hold short of runway 11 (unintelligible), continue to the end.' it was unclr if instruction was 'hold short, then...' or 'hold short.' I continued across runway 11 while aircraft was on close-in base. No comment was made by controller, but I was concerned that I didn't comply with a misunderstood instruction. Unclr communications at this facility are a recurring problem. This particular controller habitually mumbles in a bored monotone which is extremely difficult to understand. It seems that safety could be improved by increased oversight and training in communications techniques like the so-called 'tape talks' at federal ATC facilities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG AND DURING ROLLOUT AT BET ARPT, A DC6 PLT WAS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS.
Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT RWY 18 AT BET, LCL CTLR SAID 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 11 (UNINTELLIGIBLE), CONTINUE TO THE END.' IT WAS UNCLR IF INSTRUCTION WAS 'HOLD SHORT, THEN...' OR 'HOLD SHORT.' I CONTINUED ACROSS RWY 11 WHILE ACFT WAS ON CLOSE-IN BASE. NO COMMENT WAS MADE BY CTLR, BUT I WAS CONCERNED THAT I DIDN'T COMPLY WITH A MISUNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTION. UNCLR COMS AT THIS FACILITY ARE A RECURRING PROB. THIS PARTICULAR CTLR HABITUALLY MUMBLES IN A BORED MONOTONE WHICH IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. IT SEEMS THAT SAFETY COULD BE IMPROVED BY INCREASED OVERSIGHT AND TRAINING IN COMS TECHNIQUES LIKE THE SO-CALLED 'TAPE TALKS' AT FEDERAL ATC FACILITIES.
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.