A STUDENT PLT ON INITIAL SUPERVISED XCOUNTRY FLT IN A C152 PENETRATES A CLASS D AIRSPACE AND LWOC IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO A DASH 8 ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 34 AT BLI; WA.

2002-09 · NASA ASRS report 559707

Date: 2002-09 · Aircraft: Cessna 152 · Phase: landing

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|ground-incursion-runway|other-wrong-rwy-lndg-lost-com

Synopsis

A STUDENT PLT ON INITIAL SUPERVISED XCOUNTRY FLT IN A C152 PENETRATES A CLASS D AIRSPACE AND LWOC IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO A DASH 8 ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 34 AT BLI; WA.

Narrative

MY STUDENT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT FROM AWO-BLI WHEN SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT BELLINGHAM TWR BY RADIO AND PENETRATED THE CLASS D SURFACE AREA AND LANDED OPPOSITE DIRECTION AGAINST A DASH 8-100. THE DASH 8 COMMENCED A GAR. MY STUDENT WAS THEN LECTURED AND SCOLDED BY THE LCL CTLR AND SENT ON HER WAY. SINCE THEN; SHE HAS RECEIVED 5 HRS ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION ON THE OPS IN THE CLASS D SURFACE AREA AND A REVIEW OF THE FAA ADVISORY CIRCULARS AND VIDEO TAPES PERTAINING TO RWY INCURSIONS. THE CTLR SPOTTED THE ACFT ON THE RWY AND DISPATCHED A GND VEHICLE TO BRING THE ACFT TO THE TWR. THE CTLR TOLD THE STUDENT TO REMAIN ON LCL CTL FREQ AND THEN YELLED AT HER FOR NOT SWITCHING TO GND. AFTER LEAVING BLI AIRSPACE; THE CTLR CONTACTED ME BY TELEPHONE AND TOLD ME THE STUDENT HAD CONTINUED HER FLT PER HIS DIRECTIONS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 562253: UPON ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE; THERE WAS A RADIO FAILURE WITH THE TWR AND SO I LANDED THE AIRPLANE AND SPOKE WITH THE TWR AND ARPT OFFICIALS ABOUT THE COM FAILURE. THE TWR CTL OPERATOR MADE IT APPARENT TO ME THAT HE WAS VERY UPSET WITH HIS HARSH TONE WHICH ONLY MADE THE SIT WORSE. AFTER THE NEAR COLLISION WITH THE DASH 8; CTLR DID NOT SUPPLY ANY GUIDANCE AS TO REGARDING WHAT I SHOULD DO AFTER THE INCIDENT. HE COMPLAINED TO MY FLT INSTRUCTOR THAT I DIDN'T CONTACT GND ALTHOUGH HE SPECIFICALLY ADVISED ME TO STAY WITH HIM ON THE FREQ.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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