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#2 behind small aircraft on long final. Comment reference position. Accused of blocking frequency on ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mod |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mod |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground other : taxi |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 190532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Tower instructed me to follow an small aircraft on approach to airport. I had to maneuver out of his way as I was on a close-in base leg and he had reported a 1 mi final. His estimate was off. I asked him to check his DME and he got rather mad and told me to mind my business. I landed after him and then as he was trying to talk he was blocked several times. The tower suspected me and said so. Next time, I will use more professionalism and patience. It was a rather minor incident, but all parties involved got upset.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: #2 BEHIND SMA ON LONG FINAL. COMMENT REF POS. ACCUSED OF BLOCKING FREQ ON GND.
Narrative: TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO FOLLOW AN SMA ON APCH TO ARPT. I HAD TO MANEUVER OUT OF HIS WAY AS I WAS ON A CLOSE-IN BASE LEG AND HE HAD RPTED A 1 MI FINAL. HIS ESTIMATE WAS OFF. I ASKED HIM TO CHK HIS DME AND HE GOT RATHER MAD AND TOLD ME TO MIND MY BUSINESS. I LANDED AFTER HIM AND THEN AS HE WAS TRYING TO TALK HE WAS BLOCKED SEVERAL TIMES. THE TWR SUSPECTED ME AND SAID SO. NEXT TIME, I WILL USE MORE PROFESSIONALISM AND PATIENCE. IT WAS A RATHER MINOR INCIDENT, BUT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED GOT UPSET.
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.