Narrative:

While on a visual approach for a full stop landing at mry runway 28R; a controller (tower) lost his temper on the air. I was cleared to land runway 28R from the north along the shoreline. Simultaneously; jet traffic was arriving on runway 28L. On base for r-hand traffic; I was told to watch for landing traffic on final for runway 28L. I acknowledged; and replied negative sighting multiple times. The jet was advised the same. The jet replied positive contact; and continued the approach. Turning base to final; the controller was becoming increasingly agitated that I was unable to see the inbound jet. (The jet was behind me and I have no rear visibility.) I finally saw the jet touch down on runway 28L as I touched down on runway 28R. The controller; now aggravated; became increasingly hostile. I cleared runway 28R after a full stop landing and proceeded to the position hold markings; denoting clear of the runway. After stopping; clear of the runway; I asked for the tower phone number. Taxiing to an FBO (after a location mix-up); I used the telephone to call the tower. The controller couldn't explain his aggression and offered no apology. He claimed that his voice tone was to imply urgency. He said that I should have taxied off the runway immediately; and claimed from his position; he thought I was moving on an unauthorized taxiway. This incident could possibly have been prevented by professionalism. This is the worst case of tower aggression that I have seen.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 MAKING VFR APCH TO RWY 28R AT MRY; ALLEGES UNPROFESSIONAL CTLR BEHAVIOR WHEN ADVISING ATC THEY WERE UNABLE TO SIGHT ACR ON RWY 28L.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VISUAL APCH FOR A FULL STOP LNDG AT MRY RWY 28R; A CTLR (TWR) LOST HIS TEMPER ON THE AIR. I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 28R FROM THE N ALONG THE SHORELINE. SIMULTANEOUSLY; JET TFC WAS ARRIVING ON RWY 28L. ON BASE FOR R-HAND TFC; I WAS TOLD TO WATCH FOR LNDG TFC ON FINAL FOR RWY 28L. I ACKNOWLEDGED; AND REPLIED NEGATIVE SIGHTING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE JET WAS ADVISED THE SAME. THE JET REPLIED POSITIVE CONTACT; AND CONTINUED THE APCH. TURNING BASE TO FINAL; THE CTLR WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY AGITATED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE INBOUND JET. (THE JET WAS BEHIND ME AND I HAVE NO REAR VISIBILITY.) I FINALLY SAW THE JET TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 28L AS I TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 28R. THE CTLR; NOW AGGRAVATED; BECAME INCREASINGLY HOSTILE. I CLRED RWY 28R AFTER A FULL STOP LNDG AND PROCEEDED TO THE POS HOLD MARKINGS; DENOTING CLR OF THE RWY. AFTER STOPPING; CLR OF THE RWY; I ASKED FOR THE TWR PHONE NUMBER. TAXIING TO AN FBO (AFTER A LOCATION MIX-UP); I USED THE TELEPHONE TO CALL THE TWR. THE CTLR COULDN'T EXPLAIN HIS AGGRESSION AND OFFERED NO APOLOGY. HE CLAIMED THAT HIS VOICE TONE WAS TO IMPLY URGENCY. HE SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE TAXIED OFF THE RWY IMMEDIATELY; AND CLAIMED FROM HIS POS; HE THOUGHT I WAS MOVING ON AN UNAUTH TXWY. THIS INCIDENT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY PROFESSIONALISM. THIS IS THE WORST CASE OF TWR AGGRESSION THAT I HAVE SEEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.