Pilot of large transport radar vectored to approach too high for landing, advises controller. Approach controller subsequently appears to give 'delaying vectors'. Pilot controller dispute ensues.

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Attributes
ACN	112149
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	112149
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Approach controller vectored aircraft onto a base leg and cleared to land. Aircraft was too high for normal and safe execution of landing. Controller seemed 'upset' that we wouldn't land and proceeded to give delaying vectors and made seemingly 'smart remarks'. Finally vectored toward a thunderstorm as if to 'show me'. When I complained, he got on with getting us in. After landing, I went over to approach and met with supervisor and handling controller. He informed me he was a 'jet' pilot too and he stated 'you could have landed if you wanted to'. Help!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LGT RADAR VECTORED TO APCH TOO HIGH FOR LNDG, ADVISES CTLR. APCH CTLR SUBSEQUENTLY APPEARS TO GIVE 'DELAYING VECTORS'. PLT CTLR DISPUTE ENSUES.

Narrative: APCH CTLR VECTORED ACFT ONTO A BASE LEG AND CLRED TO LAND. ACFT WAS TOO HIGH FOR NORMAL AND SAFE EXECUTION OF LNDG. CTLR SEEMED 'UPSET' THAT WE WOULDN'T LAND AND PROCEEDED TO GIVE DELAYING VECTORS AND MADE SEEMINGLY 'SMART REMARKS'. FINALLY VECTORED TOWARD A TSTM AS IF TO 'SHOW ME'. WHEN I COMPLAINED, HE GOT ON WITH GETTING US IN. AFTER LNDG, I WENT OVER TO APCH AND MET WITH SUPVR AND HANDLING CTLR. HE INFORMED ME HE WAS A 'JET' PLT TOO AND HE STATED 'YOU COULD HAVE LANDED IF YOU WANTED TO'. HELP!

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.