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Attributes | |
ACN | 154373 |
Time | |
Date | 199008 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : mck |
State Reference | NE |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 575 |
ASRS Report | 154373 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ZDV cleared me 'for the approach' into mck. When I tried to confirm which approach I was already too low for communications. Being late for a business meeting and frustrated at the feeling of being left hanging, I turned right to start my course reversal. I feel vague instructions by the controller and the desire to get there contributed to my lapse in thinking. If in the future I am uncertain about how to start a procedure, I will fly the missed approach procedure knowing I will always be in a safe airspace. The approach I used was VOR 12.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA CLEARED FOR APCH BY CENTER AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT WITHOUT STATING RWY OR TYPE OF APCH. REPORTER TRIED TO CONFIRM, BUT WAS BELOW RADIO COVERAGE.
Narrative: ZDV CLRED ME 'FOR THE APCH' INTO MCK. WHEN I TRIED TO CONFIRM WHICH APCH I WAS ALREADY TOO LOW FOR COMS. BEING LATE FOR A BUSINESS MEETING AND FRUSTRATED AT THE FEELING OF BEING LEFT HANGING, I TURNED RIGHT TO START MY COURSE REVERSAL. I FEEL VAGUE INSTRUCTIONS BY THE CTLR AND THE DESIRE TO GET THERE CONTRIBUTED TO MY LAPSE IN THINKING. IF IN THE FUTURE I AM UNCERTAIN ABOUT HOW TO START A PROC, I WILL FLY THE MISSED APCH PROC KNOWING I WILL ALWAYS BE IN A SAFE AIRSPACE. THE APCH I USED WAS VOR 12.
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.