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Approach misunderstood a request as a statement of intent and thought small aircraft was refusing to comply with a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162664 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : stl tower : sus artcc : ztl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 175 |
| ASRS Report | 162664 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 162644 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was private pilot acting as PIC on an IFR training flight. I was flying under the hood with an instrument pilot in the aircraft with me. I had been cleared for and was executing an ILS approach to runway 8R to sus. Approximately 2 mi from the decision point I received missed approach instructions to turn left and fly between the parallel runways when 1 mi from the runway. My instrument operated the radio and asked if we 'could take it to the middle worker.' the tower controller apparently understood her to say that we were continuing to the MM. After I executed the missed approach, I was instructed to contact the tower on 120.3. In the confusion of the turn and missed approach, I misdialed the radio to 126.3 (the frequency of 3s7 tower). Less than 1 min expired when I realized my mistake and corrected the frequency selection and contacted the sus tower. I discussed my mistake with the controller in question after landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH MISUNDERSTOOD A REQUEST AS A STATEMENT OF INTENT AND THOUGHT SMA WAS REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH A CLRNC.
Narrative: I WAS PVT PLT ACTING AS PIC ON AN IFR TRNING FLT. I WAS FLYING UNDER THE HOOD WITH AN INSTR PLT IN THE ACFT WITH ME. I HAD BEEN CLRED FOR AND WAS EXECUTING AN ILS APCH TO RWY 8R TO SUS. APPROX 2 MI FROM THE DECISION POINT I RECEIVED MISSED APCH INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN LEFT AND FLY BTWN THE PARALLEL RWYS WHEN 1 MI FROM THE RWY. MY INSTR OPERATED THE RADIO AND ASKED IF WE 'COULD TAKE IT TO THE MIDDLE WORKER.' THE TWR CTLR APPARENTLY UNDERSTOOD HER TO SAY THAT WE WERE CONTINUING TO THE MM. AFTER I EXECUTED THE MISSED APCH, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE TWR ON 120.3. IN THE CONFUSION OF THE TURN AND MISSED APCH, I MISDIALED THE RADIO TO 126.3 (THE FREQ OF 3S7 TWR). LESS THAN 1 MIN EXPIRED WHEN I REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND CORRECTED THE FREQ SELECTION AND CONTACTED THE SUS TWR. I DISCUSSED MY MISTAKE WITH THE CTLR IN QUESTION AFTER LNDG.
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.