MD80 CAPT IS FRUSTRATED WITH ATC SPD INSTRUCTION DURING APCH TO DFW.
Synopsis
MD80 CAPT IS FRUSTRATED WITH ATC SPD INSTRUCTION DURING APCH TO DFW.
Narrative
LOCATION: NETEE INTXN; ARR. WHILE SETTING UP FOR LOC APCH TO RWY 18R AT DFW; I WAS ASKED FOR 180 KTS TO THE MARKER. I WAS ALSO GIVEN ALL OF THE PERFUNCTORY INFO WITH REGARD TO ALT; HDG; CLRED FOR THE APCH; ETC. I HELD 180 DEGS UNTIL LOC INTERCEPT. I HELD 180 KTS UNTIL I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BARELY ENOUGH ROOM TO SLOW TO 129 KTS APCH SPD; REQUIRED FOR NON PRECISION APCHS. I WANTED TO GIVE THE CTLR AS MUCH OF WHAT HE NEEDED AS I POSSIBLY COULD AND STILL COMPLY WITH COMPANY PROCS FOR NON PRECISION APCHS. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING DSCNT PASSING NETEE INTXN; I WAS TOLD TO TURN R TO 270 DES AND CLB AND MAINTAIN 3000 FT. I COMPLIED WITH THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER GETTING ESTABLISHED AT 3000 FT; I ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD TFC BEHIND ME WAS FASTER AND SO I WAS BROKEN OUT. I HAVE THE FEELING THAT THE CTLR AND I GOT INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A FIGHT ABOUT HOW I WAS GOING TO FLY THE APCH. NOW RELUCTANTLY I GOT INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW I COULDN'T COMPLY WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND HE STILL KEPT TRYING TO GIVE ME THE HIGHER SPD TO THE MARKER. I WANT TO GET ALONG AND WORK WITH ATC; BUT I THINK THIS CTLR NEEDS TO BE REMINDED WHO THE CAPT OF THE ACFT IS. THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF MY TIME WITH THE CTLR; HE TRIED BASICALLY TO TERRORIZE ME INTO FLYING THE APCH THE WAY HE WANTED ME TO. HE THREATENED TO BREAK ME OUT AGAIN IF I DIDN'T COMPLY. I RESPONDED THAT I NEEDED TO KNOW WHEN I COULD BE CLRED TO FLY THE APCH IF THAT WAS THE CASE. HE THEN BACKED OFF A LITTLE; BUT I ENDED UP FASTER THAN I'M SUPPOSED TO BE OVER THE FAF. I THINK THAT PART OF THIS IS THAT WE DON'T SHOOT THAT APCH VERY OFTEN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.