C172 PLT DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN TKI TWR CTLR USED UNCLR VERBIAGE TO ISSUE A GAR EXPECTING THE ACFT TO ENTER R TFC FROM THE GAR.

Date: 2006-12 · Aircraft: Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 · Phase: approach

Anomalies: conflict-airborne-conflict|other-phraseology-confusion

Synopsis

C172 PLT DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN TKI TWR CTLR USED UNCLR VERBIAGE TO ISSUE A GAR EXPECTING THE ACFT TO ENTER R TFC FROM THE GAR.

Narrative

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DURING A PLEASURE FLT ON DEC/XA/06. I WAS ORIGINALLY CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 17 AND I MADE 3 UNEVENTFUL 'TOUCH AND GO' LNDGS. AFTER COMPLETING THE THIRD 'TOUCH AND GO' LNDG I WAS ADVISED TO EXIT THE PATTERN ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY HDG UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED. I WAS SHORTLY ADVISED TO ENTER A L BASE AND CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 35. I MADE 2 UNEVENTFUL 'TOUCH AND GO' LNDGS. SOMETIME DURING MY SECOND APCH TO RWY 35 I OVERHEARD COM BTWN THE CTLR AND A PLT OF A JET. I CONTINUED IN A NORMAL R TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 35. I WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 35. ON MY MID/SHORT FINAL APCH THE CTLR GAVE ME THE INSTRUCTION; 'CESSNA GO AROUND TURN R.' AT THE SAME MOMENT THE CTLR GAVE ME THE INSTRUCTION I OBSERVED A JET MIDFIELD AND ROLLING ON A HDG OF RWY 17. I DID NOT KNOW IF THE JET WAS DEPARTING THE RWY OR ARRIVING BUT HE WAS CLRLY ROLLING. I TURNED MY ACFT R (HDG OF 90 DEGS) AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY CHASTISED BY THE CTLR. THE CTLR SAID; 'I SAID GO AROUND TURN R BUT GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE ON THE EASTERLY HDG.' ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A SECOND ACFT IN THE PATTERN (C172) THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS JUST TURNING XWIND TO DOWNWIND FOR RWY 35. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE JET WAS NOT TAKING OFF BUT WAS IN FACT LNDG ON THE OPPOSITE HDG RWY 17. MY ASSERTION IS THAT NON STANDARD RADIO COM RESULTED IN A MISCOM THAT DID NOT ACHIEVE THE SAFEST RESULT. I BELIEVE A BETTER INSTRUCTION MAY HAVE BEEN; 'CESSNA FULL GAR MAKE R-HAND TFC FOR RWY 35.' I DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH MY CLUB SAFETY OFFICER AND I ALSO CONTACTED MY PERSONAL FLT INSTRUCTOR TO GET ADVICE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH NON STANDARD RADIO COM IN THE FUTURE. BOTH INDIVIDUALS SHARED WITH ME THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN IMMINENT SAFETY CONCERN IN CTLED AIRSPACE THE PLT IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS ACFT AND OCCUPANTS; KEEPING IN MIND THAT IN ALL CASES THE PLT SHOULD COMMUNICATE CLRLY AND CONCISELY HIS ACTIONS TO THE CTLR. IN THE EVENT THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN A PLT SHOULD ASK FOR CLARIFICATION. I WILL FOLLOW THIS ADVICE UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED.

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