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Small aircraft, making approach in IMC at night, requests left runway because of better lighting, but is still given right runway by final controller and confusion has to be resolved on frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 160743 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bna |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 160743 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight from hsv to cje with WX deteriorating. Bna was alternate. Missed approach at cje and proceeded to bna reporting 500 and 1. Bna approach said expect ILS 2R. I knew the new runway approach lights (2R) were not operational and asked for ILS 2L, and was told I would get ILS 2L. I was vectored south and turned toward airport and was switched to final controller. I was vectored more and told I was about to intersect the localizer, not 'cleared for approach ILS' 2R or 2L, and to 'contact tower 128.15.' this alerted me to the fact he was vectoring me to 2R and I told him I was not intercepting localizer and that I had 2L in my radios and had been given 2L. He apologized and said proceed on heading to intercept 2L localizer and contact tower on 118.6. I descended quickly and intercepted G/south and localizer for 2L and broke out at 400' AGL and saw approach lights (400 - 1+/-) and landed. After on ground, tower asked an air carrier why he missed the previous approach to 2R. He said he did not see another at DH on first try. The marginal deteriorating WX was why I asked for 2L to start with, with the approach lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA, MAKING APCH IN IMC AT NIGHT, REQUESTS LEFT RWY BECAUSE OF BETTER LIGHTING, BUT IS STILL GIVEN RIGHT RWY BY FINAL CTLR AND CONFUSION HAS TO BE RESOLVED ON FREQ.
Narrative: FLT FROM HSV TO CJE WITH WX DETERIORATING. BNA WAS ALTERNATE. MISSED APCH AT CJE AND PROCEEDED TO BNA RPTING 500 AND 1. BNA APCH SAID EXPECT ILS 2R. I KNEW THE NEW RWY APCH LIGHTS (2R) WERE NOT OPERATIONAL AND ASKED FOR ILS 2L, AND WAS TOLD I WOULD GET ILS 2L. I WAS VECTORED S AND TURNED TOWARD ARPT AND WAS SWITCHED TO FINAL CTLR. I WAS VECTORED MORE AND TOLD I WAS ABOUT TO INTERSECT THE LOC, NOT 'CLRED FOR APCH ILS' 2R OR 2L, AND TO 'CONTACT TWR 128.15.' THIS ALERTED ME TO THE FACT HE WAS VECTORING ME TO 2R AND I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT INTERCEPTING LOC AND THAT I HAD 2L IN MY RADIOS AND HAD BEEN GIVEN 2L. HE APOLOGIZED AND SAID PROCEED ON HDG TO INTERCEPT 2L LOC AND CONTACT TWR ON 118.6. I DSNDED QUICKLY AND INTERCEPTED G/S AND LOC FOR 2L AND BROKE OUT AT 400' AGL AND SAW APCH LIGHTS (400 - 1+/-) AND LANDED. AFTER ON GND, TWR ASKED AN ACR WHY HE MISSED THE PREVIOUS APCH TO 2R. HE SAID HE DID NOT SEE ANOTHER AT DH ON FIRST TRY. THE MARGINAL DETERIORATING WX WAS WHY I ASKED FOR 2L TO START WITH, WITH THE APCH LIGHTS.
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.