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Emb-145 captain reported requesting a new arrival clearance to mmcu airport after the controller issued an rnp approach that the aircraft was not equipped to execute.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1609786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMCU.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
On descent into cuu; approach cleared us to fly the KIPAL1C STAR; then to fly the rnp 18L approach to runway 18L. We informed the controller that we are unable to fly rnp approaches; and requested the VORDME2 to runway 18L from the kipal waypoint; which we were approaching. The controller instead issued a clearance to proceed direct to cuu VOR; without any further approach clearance. I was unsure of his intentions; but given the terrain I stated we were unable to fly direct to the VOR and again requested the VORDME2 to runway 18L from kipal. The controller granted the request and cleared us for the approach. It was clear that the controller assumed we could fly rnp approaches; and it was my impression that controller wanted to clear us for a visual approach which would not have been safe given the substantial terrain between our location and the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 Captain reported requesting a new arrival clearance to MMCU airport after the Controller issued an RNP approach that the aircraft was not equipped to execute.
Narrative: On descent into CUU; approach cleared us to fly the KIPAL1C STAR; then to fly the RNP 18L approach to Runway 18L. We informed the Controller that we are unable to fly RNP approaches; and requested the VORDME2 to Runway 18L from the KIPAL waypoint; which we were approaching. The Controller instead issued a clearance to proceed direct to CUU VOR; without any further approach clearance. I was unsure of his intentions; but given the terrain I stated we were unable to fly direct to the VOR and again requested the VORDME2 to Runway 18L from KIPAL. The Controller granted the request and cleared us for the approach. It was clear that the Controller assumed we could fly RNP approaches; and it was my impression that Controller wanted to clear us for a visual approach which would not have been safe given the substantial terrain between our location and the airport.
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.