Radio communication problems, cleared for runway 24. Heard other traffic cleared to land runway 06. ...

Attributes
ACN	115243
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bmg
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 847 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bmg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	115243
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

We were approaching monroe county airport and called tower. He advised us that our transmission was breaking up. He then advised us that if we heard him, to key our microphone 2 times. We did. He then told us to report base for runway 24. We did. On the approach he gave another aircraft a base for runway 6. We then stopped our approach, and broke to the left, circled to the left, and came in on runway 6 and landed. We went to the tower and he denied giving us runway 24. He said he was not going to write it up, that it never happened. As we left the tower, a second controller followed us and told us that we were right, and the first controller was wrong, and that he was going to report him to his supervisor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RADIO COM PROBLEMS, CLEARED FOR RWY 24. HEARD OTHER TRAFFIC CLEARED TO LAND RWY 06. TURNED TO LAND 06.

Narrative: WE WERE APCHING MONROE COUNTY ARPT AND CALLED TWR. HE ADVISED US THAT OUR XMISSION WAS BREAKING UP. HE THEN ADVISED US THAT IF WE HEARD HIM, TO KEY OUR MIKE 2 TIMES. WE DID. HE THEN TOLD US TO REPORT BASE FOR RWY 24. WE DID. ON THE APCH HE GAVE ANOTHER ACFT A BASE FOR RWY 6. WE THEN STOPPED OUR APCH, AND BROKE TO THE LEFT, CIRCLED TO THE LEFT, AND CAME IN ON RWY 6 AND LANDED. WE WENT TO THE TWR AND HE DENIED GIVING US RWY 24. HE SAID HE WAS NOT GOING TO WRITE IT UP, THAT IT NEVER HAPPENED. AS WE LEFT THE TWR, A SECOND CTLR FOLLOWED US AND TOLD US THAT WE WERE RIGHT, AND THE FIRST CTLR WAS WRONG, AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO REPORT HIM TO HIS SUPVR.

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.

Radio communication problems, cleared for runway 24. Heard other traffic cleared to land runway 06. Turned to land 06.