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Flight crew of medium large transport on close final for 9 KT equivalent downwind landing overheard unauthorized transmission on tower frequency advising flight crew of medium large transport they were illegal for the landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 140252 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 140252 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On arrival bwi, we were cleared for visibility runway 33L. Upon switching to tower frequency, bwi tower cleared us to land, wind 200/15. After verifying that the relative tailwind was 9 KTS (within limits) we again asked for wind and tower stated 200 degrees at 15 KTS. After that information, an unidented transmission on tower frequency stated, 'it's too much.' after departing aircraft, I called tower to inform them of this transmission and that the wind was within our landing limits. This report is filed to inform of the illegal xmissions, especially on frequency for aircraft in critical phase of flight. Please take not of poor radio discipline within the ATC network.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG ON CLOSE FINAL FOR 9 KT EQUIVALENT DOWNWIND LNDG OVERHEARD UNAUTH TRANSMISSION ON TWR FREQ ADVISING FLT CREW OF MLG THEY WERE ILLEGAL FOR THE LNDG.
Narrative: ON ARR BWI, WE WERE CLRED FOR VIS RWY 33L. UPON SWITCHING TO TWR FREQ, BWI TWR CLRED US TO LAND, WIND 200/15. AFTER VERIFYING THAT THE RELATIVE TAILWIND WAS 9 KTS (WITHIN LIMITS) WE AGAIN ASKED FOR WIND AND TWR STATED 200 DEGS AT 15 KTS. AFTER THAT INFO, AN UNIDENTED XMISSION ON TWR FREQ STATED, 'IT'S TOO MUCH.' AFTER DEPARTING ACFT, I CALLED TWR TO INFORM THEM OF THIS XMISSION AND THAT THE WIND WAS WITHIN OUR LNDG LIMITS. THIS RPT IS FILED TO INFORM OF THE ILLEGAL XMISSIONS, ESPECIALLY ON FREQ FOR ACFT IN CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. PLEASE TAKE NOT OF POOR RADIO DISCIPLINE WITHIN THE ATC NETWORK.
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.