GA small aircraft given late handoff to crg tower causes aircraft in traffic to go around.

Attributes
ACN	121712
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jax tower : crg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	121712
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Upon departure from st augustine, fl (sgj), I called jax approach control and requested the instrument approach into craig field (crg). The controller gave me a squawk code, a heading, and an assigned altitude and informed me there were 2 aircraft in front of me on the approach. After being vectored onto the final approach course, he 'cleared me for the approach'. After passing the outer marker (5.3 DME), I requested a frequency change to tower, there was no reply. Again I requested a frequency change with no reply by approach control. On the third request, approach gave me the frequency to tower. I immediately called tower telling them straight in on a 2.5 mi final. They replied asking me where I had come from. Because of my late turn over, one aircraft on base was required to go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GIVEN LATE HANDOFF TO CRG TWR CAUSES ACFT IN TRAFFIC TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: UPON DEP FROM ST AUGUSTINE, FL (SGJ), I CALLED JAX APCH CTL AND REQUESTED THE INSTRUMENT APCH INTO CRAIG FIELD (CRG). THE CTLR GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE, A HDG, AND AN ASSIGNED ALT AND INFORMED ME THERE WERE 2 ACFT IN FRONT OF ME ON THE APCH. AFTER BEING VECTORED ONTO THE FINAL APCH COURSE, HE 'CLRED ME FOR THE APCH'. AFTER PASSING THE OUTER MARKER (5.3 DME), I REQUESTED A FREQ CHANGE TO TWR, THERE WAS NO REPLY. AGAIN I REQUESTED A FREQ CHANGE WITH NO REPLY BY APCH CTL. ON THE THIRD REQUEST, APCH GAVE ME THE FREQ TO TWR. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TWR TELLING THEM STRAIGHT IN ON A 2.5 MI FINAL. THEY REPLIED ASKING ME WHERE I HAD COME FROM. BECAUSE OF MY LATE TURN OVER, ONE ACFT ON BASE WAS REQUIRED TO GO AROUND.

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.