GA small aircraft has to make 2 go around due heavy traffic volume at sdl.

Attributes
ACN	138354
Time
Date	199003
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdl
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdl tower : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent other landing : go around other
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	138354
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was handed over to sdl tower, told to delete the altitude restriction and told to call 1 mi out on final runway 3. The airport and the controller were extremely busy. During my long, straight in approach I noticed aircraft being cleared for immediate takeoff while landing aircraft were on short final and other aircraft still on the runway. I called tower to report while 2 mi (by DME) out and got no response. I saw a single engine small aircraft X on the end of the runway, waiting to takeoff, and I asked tower whether they wanted me to go around. No answer. I asked again and the tower answered yes and instructed me to bear left. I entered downwind and the tower called my base and cleared me to land at the same time. Once again, as I was on final, there was a single engine small aircraft Y at the end of the runway awaiting takeoff (in position and holding for a landing aircraft to roll out). Once again the tower asked me to go around and apologized. I told them I was happy to help. I again entered the downwind, behind an small aircraft Z, and this time landed. After clearing the runway I was asked by ground control to contact the tower. I didn't. I don't even know what they wanted. I do know that pilots or mechanics talking with anyone from the FAA these days makes that airman the target of an inquiry, formal or informal, aimed at finding a basis for possible certificate action. This atmosphere can't be promoting safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA HAS TO MAKE 2 GO AROUND DUE HEAVY TRAFFIC VOLUME AT SDL.

Narrative: I WAS HANDED OVER TO SDL TWR, TOLD TO DELETE THE ALT RESTRICTION AND TOLD TO CALL 1 MI OUT ON FINAL RWY 3. THE ARPT AND THE CTLR WERE EXTREMELY BUSY. DURING MY LONG, STRAIGHT IN APCH I NOTICED ACFT BEING CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF WHILE LNDG ACFT WERE ON SHORT FINAL AND OTHER ACFT STILL ON THE RWY. I CALLED TWR TO RPT WHILE 2 MI (BY DME) OUT AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I SAW A SINGLE ENG SMA X ON THE END OF THE RWY, WAITING TO TKOF, AND I ASKED TWR WHETHER THEY WANTED ME TO GO AROUND. NO ANSWER. I ASKED AGAIN AND THE TWR ANSWERED YES AND INSTRUCTED ME TO BEAR LEFT. I ENTERED DOWNWIND AND THE TWR CALLED MY BASE AND CLRED ME TO LAND AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE AGAIN, AS I WAS ON FINAL, THERE WAS A SINGLE ENGINE SMA Y AT THE END OF THE RWY AWAITING TKOF (IN POS AND HOLDING FOR A LNDG ACFT TO ROLL OUT). ONCE AGAIN THE TWR ASKED ME TO GO AROUND AND APOLOGIZED. I TOLD THEM I WAS HAPPY TO HELP. I AGAIN ENTERED THE DOWNWIND, BEHIND AN SMA Z, AND THIS TIME LANDED. AFTER CLRING THE RWY I WAS ASKED BY GND CTL TO CONTACT THE TWR. I DIDN'T. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY WANTED. I DO KNOW THAT PLTS OR MECHS TALKING WITH ANYONE FROM THE FAA THESE DAYS MAKES THAT AIRMAN THE TARGET OF AN INQUIRY, FORMAL OR INFORMAL, AIMED AT FINDING A BASIS FOR POSSIBLE CERTIFICATE ACTION. THIS ATMOSPHERE CAN'T BE PROMOTING SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.