PA28 EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE CLASS D ENTRY AT LUKE AFB INBOUND TO GEU; AS GEU CTLR BECOMES DISTR WITH A PA30 POS RPT.

Date: 2003-08 · Aircraft: PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy

Synopsis

PA28 EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE CLASS D ENTRY AT LUKE AFB INBOUND TO GEU; AS GEU CTLR BECOMES DISTR WITH A PA30 POS RPT.

Narrative

I WAS APCHING (GEU) GLENDALE; AZ FOR LNDG. I CONTACTED TWR AND ADVISED MY INTENTIONS WITH CURRENT ATIS. I WAS ADVISED TO RPT 'OVER THE FREEWAY.' THE CTLR BECAME BUSY WITH AN INBOUND TWIN COMMANCHE WHICH THE CTLR COULD NOT LOCATE. THE CTLR LAPSED INTO NON-STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY LIKE; 'WHERE ARE YOU? -- I CAN'T SEE YOU -- WHY AREN'T YOU WHERE I TOLD YOU TO BE!' AND SO ON. THE CTLR OCCUPIED THE FREQ TO THE POINT OTHERS COULD NOT CONTACT TWR. THE CTLR'S ATTITUDE BECAME TOTALLY UNPROFESSIONAL AND BELLIGERENT; UNTIL THE CTLR WAS ALMOST SHOUTING. EACH RESPONSE FROM THE COMMANCHE RESULTED IN A GREATER LACK OF CTL. WHEN I RPTED 'OVER THE FREEWAY;' THE CTLR SAID 'FLY THROUGH;' ANOTHER NON-STANDARD PHRASE. I RESPONDED; BUT HAD NO OPPORTUNITY TO QUESTION THE 'FLY-THROUGH' INSTRUCTION AS THE CTLR WAS ENGAGED WITH THE EXTENDED CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMANCHE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO INTERJECT; I SAID 'I'M APCHING LUKE (AFB) AIRSPACE! GET ME OUT OF HERE.' THE RESPONSE WAS 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE? I TOLD YOU TO FLY-THROUGH.' I IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN TO AVOID LUKE AIRSPACE. AS A RESULT OF THE NON-STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY AND THE CTLR'S UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER AND INABILITY TO SEE THE TWIN; I MIGHT HAVE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED LUKE AFB AIRSPACE.

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