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Reporter indicates controller misinterpreted his relay of an electrical problem--no need to roll the emergency equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 146819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 146819 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC controller misinterpreted pilot's potential problems with aircraft's electrical system. Pilot indicated to controller that there was no problem, however controller misinterpreted pilot's situation and declared an emergency, and rolled crash trucks at fat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER INDICATES CTLR MISINTERPRETED HIS RELAY OF AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM--NO NEED TO ROLL THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.
Narrative: ATC CTLR MISINTERPRETED PLT'S POTENTIAL PROBS WITH ACFT'S ELECTRICAL SYS. PLT INDICATED TO CTLR THAT THERE WAS NO PROB, HOWEVER CTLR MISINTERPRETED PLT'S SITUATION AND DECLARED AN EMER, AND ROLLED CRASH TRUCKS AT FAT.
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.