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Helicopter pilot and a local controller differ regarding whether a landing clearance is into the wind or downwind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842305 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PSP.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
ATIS and tower advised winds were 090 at 10. The tower directed me to land on the runway or taxiway west and then turn right on gulf (westbound). I declined; as this would cause a downwind landing. Tower argued with me and again directed me to a downwind landing; which I refused. I requested a landing from the west to taxiway G; which I have done many times over more than 15 years. Gulf from the west is 080 degrees. Tower approved the landing but cautioned me that I would be making a downwind landing! I asked tower for an updated wind and he said it was 090. I landed on gulf safely; into the wind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot and a local controller differ regarding whether a landing clearance is into the wind or downwind.
Narrative: ATIS and Tower advised winds were 090 at 10. The Tower directed me to land on the runway or Taxiway W and then turn right on Gulf (Westbound). I declined; as this would cause a downwind landing. Tower argued with me and again directed me to a downwind landing; which I refused. I requested a landing from the west to Taxiway G; which I have done many times over more than 15 years. Gulf from the west is 080 degrees. Tower approved the landing but cautioned me that I would be making a downwind landing! I asked Tower for an updated wind and he said it was 090. I landed on Gulf safely; into the wind.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.