Narrative:

I was talking to ATC on approach frequency. ATC cleared us to descend to 2;500 feet. We were heading direct to the airport. We asked for direct to the FAF (final approach fix) on the RNAV approach. The controllers changed and we now had a different voice. We saw the airport a couple miles prior to the FAF and tried to call ATC for a visual and cancel IFR since the airport is uncontrolled. ATC couldn't hear us and was calling us. Simultaneously we were also making our calls on unicom; intercepting final; and trying to configure. Another aircraft relayed to ATC that we were on the visual and wanted to cancel IFR.shortly after this we got a windshear and executed a go around. While calling our go around on unicom I hear the relay aircraft talking to ATC telling them we are going around. ATC tells the relay aircraft that they won't be able to hear us until we get above 3;000 feet. The relay aircraft for some reason is acting like an intermediary for us and is giving us ATC instructions after we've cancelled IFR. We call the relay aircraft and tell them we are VFR in the pattern and are going to attempt another landing. No need to get approach involved. We landed without incident. We departed with passengers and the same voice was on approach. I queried them as to what altitude they were able to hear us. Our departure clearance was climb and maintain 3;000 feet. ATC said they can't hear us below 3;000 feet. I asked why the previous controller had cleared us to 2;500 feet if he couldn't hear us below 3;000 feet. We weren't cleared for any type of approach. ATC responded by saying they didn't know why he did that. That was the end of our conversation. Also; under IFR; why did he descend us to a non-IFR altitude.we should not be cleared to altitudes at uncontrolled fields below that which ATC can hear us. Thankfully this was not a busy uncontrolled field and it was severe clear or there may have been a much different outcome. The go around really compounded the matter and there was much confusion trying to operate on 2 different frequencies since we could hear approach; but they couldn't hear us. Very poor ATC work.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Corporate pilot reported they lost communication with ATC and could not cancel IFR and then had to go around for a wind shear at an uncontrolled airport.

Narrative: I was talking to ATC on Approach frequency. ATC cleared us to descend to 2;500 feet. We were heading direct to the airport. We asked for direct to the FAF (Final Approach Fix) on the RNAV Approach. The controllers changed and we now had a different voice. We saw the airport a couple miles prior to the FAF and tried to call ATC for a visual and cancel IFR since the airport is uncontrolled. ATC couldn't hear us and was calling us. Simultaneously we were also making our calls on UNICOM; intercepting final; and trying to configure. Another aircraft relayed to ATC that we were on the visual and wanted to cancel IFR.Shortly after this we got a windshear and executed a go around. While calling our go around on UNICOM I hear the relay aircraft talking to ATC telling them we are going around. ATC tells the relay aircraft that they won't be able to hear us until we get above 3;000 feet. The relay aircraft for some reason is acting like an intermediary for us and is giving us ATC instructions after we've cancelled IFR. We call the relay aircraft and tell them we are VFR in the pattern and are going to attempt another landing. No need to get Approach involved. We landed without incident. We departed with passengers and the same voice was on Approach. I queried them as to what altitude they were able to hear us. Our departure clearance was climb and maintain 3;000 feet. ATC said they can't hear us below 3;000 feet. I asked why the previous controller had cleared us to 2;500 feet if he couldn't hear us below 3;000 feet. We weren't cleared for any type of approach. ATC responded by saying they didn't know why he did that. That was the end of our conversation. Also; under IFR; why did he descend us to a non-IFR altitude.We should not be cleared to altitudes at uncontrolled fields below that which ATC can hear us. Thankfully this was not a busy uncontrolled field and it was severe clear or there may have been a much different outcome. The go around really compounded the matter and there was much confusion trying to operate on 2 different frequencies since we could hear Approach; but they couldn't hear us. Very poor ATC work.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.