Compliance with ATC instructions.

Attributes
ACN	287767
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : saf
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	287767
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On oct/xx/94 a stemme S-10 self launching glider called for taxi. Previously the pilot of the glider cut out a pwred aircraft with a student on a solo flight while the pwred aircraft was on short final. Refused to comply with an ATC instruction to remain outside our class D airspace, and declared an emergency to afford priority sequencing and treatment for no other reason than the pilot did not want to restart his engine before landing at our airport. Due to the preceding reasons, I asked the pilot if he would comply with ATC instructions to restart his engine before entering our class D airspace if requested by the controller. The pilot responded that he would not and he would reenter the airspace as a glider. I then refused to issue taxi instructions and informed the pilot that I could not approve unrestr glider operations at that time. The pilot taxied the aircraft back to parking and called the tower. When the pilot called he explained that the stemme S-10 was a self launching glider and he was entitled to depart as a motorized aircraft and return as a glider. I informed him that I had asked him on at least 2 other occasions to restart his engine before entering our airspace and he complied. He informed me that he had never restarted his engine prior to entering our airspace and was not going to do it. I then said that this would be settled by FSDO but, until I was told otherwise, I would not allow unrestr glider operations at the airport while I was controller in charge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLIANCE WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: ON OCT/XX/94 A STEMME S-10 SELF LAUNCHING GLIDER CALLED FOR TAXI. PREVIOUSLY THE PLT OF THE GLIDER CUT OUT A PWRED ACFT WITH A STUDENT ON A SOLO FLT WHILE THE PWRED ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL. REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH AN ATC INSTRUCTION TO REMAIN OUTSIDE OUR CLASS D AIRSPACE, AND DECLARED AN EMER TO AFFORD PRIORITY SEQUENCING AND TREATMENT FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THE PLT DID NOT WANT TO RESTART HIS ENG BEFORE LNDG AT OUR ARPT. DUE TO THE PRECEDING REASONS, I ASKED THE PLT IF HE WOULD COMPLY WITH ATC INSTRUCTIONS TO RESTART HIS ENG BEFORE ENTERING OUR CLASS D AIRSPACE IF REQUESTED BY THE CTLR. THE PLT RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD NOT AND HE WOULD REENTER THE AIRSPACE AS A GLIDER. I THEN REFUSED TO ISSUE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMED THE PLT THAT I COULD NOT APPROVE UNRESTR GLIDER OPS AT THAT TIME. THE PLT TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO PARKING AND CALLED THE TWR. WHEN THE PLT CALLED HE EXPLAINED THAT THE STEMME S-10 WAS A SELF LAUNCHING GLIDER AND HE WAS ENTITLED TO DEPART AS A MOTORIZED ACFT AND RETURN AS A GLIDER. I INFORMED HIM THAT I HAD ASKED HIM ON AT LEAST 2 OTHER OCCASIONS TO RESTART HIS ENG BEFORE ENTERING OUR AIRSPACE AND HE COMPLIED. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD NEVER RESTARTED HIS ENG PRIOR TO ENTERING OUR AIRSPACE AND WAS NOT GOING TO DO IT. I THEN SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE SETTLED BY FSDO BUT, UNTIL I WAS TOLD OTHERWISE, I WOULD NOT ALLOW UNRESTR GLIDER OPS AT THE ARPT WHILE I WAS CTLR IN CHARGE.

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.