POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES OUT OF RADAR VECTORING AND APCH CTLR TECHNIQUE ATC. APCH CTL SUPVR CLAIMS ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT BY RPTR.
Synopsis
POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES OUT OF RADAR VECTORING AND APCH CTLR TECHNIQUE ATC. APCH CTL SUPVR CLAIMS ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT BY RPTR.
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REQUESTED INTENTIONS. SHOOT ILS 1R THEN OUT TO SHOOT VOR 14! CLRNC DELIVERY 125.7 GAVE ME 3000 FT. TWR SAID FLY 300 DEGS AND 3000 FT CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER TKOF; TWR HANDED ME OFF TO APCH CTL. A LADY SAID; 'L TO 260 AND 3500 FT.' I REPLIED; '260; 3500 FT.' THEN SHE SAID; 'L TO 160.' I REPLIED; L 160 AND COMPLIED. THEN SHE SAID; 'R TO 170;'; I COMPLIED; THEN SHE SAID 'L TO 320.' I SAID 'VERIFY L TO 320 FOR SMA X.' NEXT; IMMEDIATELY; SHE SAID 'SMA X TFC ALERT; CLB TO 4000.' I SAID; 'X TO 4000 FT.' I WENT FULL PWR AND STRAIGHT TO MY VX SPD. THEN SHE SAID; 'DO YOU HAVE THE TFC IN SIGHT?' I SAID; 'NEGATIVE; NOT IN THIS PITCH ATTITUDE!' SHE SAID; 'TFC NO LONGER A FACTOR; TURN R TO 360 AND CONTACT APCH 134.45.' SHE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS HER FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. THEN THE MAN CTLR SAID; 'TURN R TO 160 AND 3000 FT; ADVISE WHEN INTERCEPTING THE LOC.' I REPLIED AND COMPLIED WITH THEIR REQUEST. NEXT; APCH ASKED MY ALT. I SAID; '3000 FT.' HE SAID; 'I TOLD YOU 3500 FT.' I SAID; 'I UNDERSTOOD 3000 FT.' HE SAID; 'NO! I TOLD YOU 3500 FT.' NOAA PLATES ALSO SHOW 3000 FT AND GS INTERCEPT AT 2700 FT. FOR ILS 1R. NEXT; HE SAID; 'I WANT YOU TO MAKE THIS A FULL STOP AND CALL APCH CTLR SUPVR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND CONTACT TWR NOW ON 118.2. SO I REPLIED BACK AND THEN COMPLIED TO HIS REQUEST! I LANDED AND THEN CALLED SUPVR. HE FIRST ADVISED ME THAT WE WERE BEING RECORDED AND THAT I WASN'T REPLYING BACK TO THEM AND THAT I WAS NOT COMPLYING WITH THEIR ALT ASSIGNMENTS. I TOLD HIM THAT I DID PUSH THE MIKE AND REPLY BACK TO THERE REQUEST. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO PULL THE TAPE AND REVIEW IT FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS. HE WANTED ME TO CALL HIM ON DEC/X/92 AND DISCUSS IT WITH HIM. 1) THE LADY ATC CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE ACTIONS WHICH OCCURRED. SHE VECTORED ME DIRECTLY TOWARDS A TFC CONFLICT. NOW; ATC IS TRYING TO PUT ME AT FAULT. 2) HDG AND ALT; TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE; I DID REPLY BACK; EVERY REQUEST; AND I COMPLIED WITH THE REQUESTS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.