Small aircraft pilot expressed displeasure regarding handling by ZKC during attempts to secure a pop...

Attributes
ACN	799634
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci.tracon tower : mci.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Navion
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	799634
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

60 NM from pno (southeast); called icc center and requested pop-up IFR clearance. Icc center was unfriendly and unprofessional and used the 'controller' position to create barriers for the purpose of increasing pilot workload. I believe ATC attempted to cause me to violate a regulation so that they could begin an FAA enforcement action. The tone of the communication was adversarial and could be characterized as malicious compliances with the FARS in order to increase my workload. It seemed as if I was being punished for not filing an IFR flight plan and using the pop-up clearance request. Key elements as follows: forced me to go off frequency to get WX/NOTAM briefing from FSS. Accused me of not planning my flight; required that I read entire flight plan request in order; descended me to 3000 ft MSL so as to avoid providing radar vectors to FAF; made me call multiple times before accepting IFR cancellation. ATC's bad attitude will cause me not to file IFR in the future. This creates an unsafe condition for me!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE REGARDING HANDLING BY ZKC DURING ATTEMPTS TO SECURE A POP-UP IFR CLRNC.

Narrative: 60 NM FROM PNO (SE); CALLED ICC CTR AND REQUESTED POP-UP IFR CLRNC. ICC CTR WAS UNFRIENDLY AND UNPROFESSIONAL AND USED THE 'CTLR' POS TO CREATE BARRIERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING PLT WORKLOAD. I BELIEVE ATC ATTEMPTED TO CAUSE ME TO VIOLATE A REG SO THAT THEY COULD BEGIN AN FAA ENFORCEMENT ACTION. THE TONE OF THE COM WAS ADVERSARIAL AND COULD BE CHARACTERIZED AS MALICIOUS COMPLIANCES WITH THE FARS IN ORDER TO INCREASE MY WORKLOAD. IT SEEMED AS IF I WAS BEING PUNISHED FOR NOT FILING AN IFR FLT PLAN AND USING THE POP-UP CLRNC REQUEST. KEY ELEMENTS AS FOLLOWS: FORCED ME TO GO OFF FREQ TO GET WX/NOTAM BRIEFING FROM FSS. ACCUSED ME OF NOT PLANNING MY FLT; REQUIRED THAT I READ ENTIRE FLT PLAN REQUEST IN ORDER; DSNDED ME TO 3000 FT MSL SO AS TO AVOID PROVIDING RADAR VECTORS TO FAF; MADE ME CALL MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE ACCEPTING IFR CANCELLATION. ATC'S BAD ATTITUDE WILL CAUSE ME NOT TO FILE IFR IN THE FUTURE. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR ME!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

Small aircraft pilot expressed displeasure regarding handling by ZKC during attempts to secure a pop-up IFR clearance.