Aircraft had to extend downwind leg and circle due to traffic saturation.

Attributes
ACN	110696
Time
Date	198905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdk
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	110696
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Atl approach does not allow VFR aircraft destined for pdk into the TCA--does not provide adequate radar service to help pdk tower handle inbound VFR traffic. VFR traffic to pdk is dumped on pdk tower in such a manner and at close range that they (pdk tower) are unable to handle the vol. A very dangerous situation exists here. The frequency was so busy no one was able to communicate adequately. I maintained my own sep from the small transport I was following and flew southwest. Tower called and reported traffic to me at 1 mi southeast of the airport. I was then 4 mi southwest of the airport. I pointed out to the tower that I had the traffic in sight. I was again told that the traffic was southeast of the airport. I turned final, landed with minimal sep. 3 near misses are too many. I do not need ATC's help if they can't improve this system. TCA controllers need attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT HAD TO EXTEND DOWNWIND LEG AND CIRCLE DUE TO TRAFFIC SATURATION.

Narrative: ATL APCH DOES NOT ALLOW VFR ACFT DESTINED FOR PDK INTO THE TCA--DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE RADAR SVC TO HELP PDK TWR HANDLE INBND VFR TFC. VFR TFC TO PDK IS DUMPED ON PDK TWR IN SUCH A MANNER AND AT CLOSE RANGE THAT THEY (PDK TWR) ARE UNABLE TO HANDLE THE VOL. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION EXISTS HERE. THE FREQ WAS SO BUSY NO ONE WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ADEQUATELY. I MAINTAINED MY OWN SEP FROM THE SMT I WAS FOLLOWING AND FLEW SW. TWR CALLED AND RPTED TFC TO ME AT 1 MI SE OF THE ARPT. I WAS THEN 4 MI SW OF THE ARPT. I POINTED OUT TO THE TWR THAT I HAD THE TFC IN SIGHT. I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT THE TFC WAS SE OF THE ARPT. I TURNED FINAL, LANDED WITH MINIMAL SEP. 3 NEAR MISSES ARE TOO MANY. I DO NOT NEED ATC'S HELP IF THEY CAN'T IMPROVE THIS SYS. TCA CTLRS NEED ATTN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.