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Small aircraft told to turn out from base leg as twin aircraft overtakes it in traffic pattern. Uses improper language while microphone is keyed, unknowingly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 240843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ptk |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ptk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 240843 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 750 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Was on base for runway 27 as directed by ATC at pattern altitude when ATC told us of a plane, twin, that was on downwind for runway 27. I replied no traffic in sight, however the other plane saw us and at that time we saw them. We were at a 1 O'clock position to the other plane and very close. ATC then told us to turn east and told the other craft to turn base. I got upset because they could have been told to go east and us to continue base. Having to go to the bathroom bad, favoritism for the twin, not realizing the microphone button pressed, I said some dumb things that I shouldn't have -- I am sorry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TOLD TO TURN OUT FROM BASE LEG AS TWIN ACFT OVERTAKES IT IN TFC PATTERN. USES IMPROPER LANGUAGE WHILE MIKE IS KEYED, UNKNOWINGLY.
Narrative: WAS ON BASE FOR RWY 27 AS DIRECTED BY ATC AT PATTERN ALT WHEN ATC TOLD US OF A PLANE, TWIN, THAT WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 27. I REPLIED NO TFC IN SIGHT, HOWEVER THE OTHER PLANE SAW US AND AT THAT TIME WE SAW THEM. WE WERE AT A 1 O'CLOCK POS TO THE OTHER PLANE AND VERY CLOSE. ATC THEN TOLD US TO TURN E AND TOLD THE OTHER CRAFT TO TURN BASE. I GOT UPSET BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN TOLD TO GO E AND US TO CONTINUE BASE. HAVING TO GO TO THE BATHROOM BAD, FAVORITISM FOR THE TWIN, NOT REALIZING THE MIKE BUTTON PRESSED, I SAID SOME DUMB THINGS THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE -- I AM SORRY.
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.