Narrative:

On the afternoon of jan/xx/95 I was the PIC of a cessna 172RG and was flying VFR conditions on an IFR clearance for landing on the ILS approach at carlsbad airport in ca. Upon being handed off from san diego radar controllers, I noticed I was not receiving all of their xmissions and had to call them to confirm their call to me. When I contacted the tower, (I was now on the ILS and 2 mi from touchdown because the frequency was so congested) I was told that a jet would be departing before me and I was not given any instructions to separate my aircraft with the jet's departure which concerned me. I elected to go around and did so and I think because of the heavy volume of traffic upset the controller which led me to have to unsuccessfully land until the fourth attempt. On my second attempt I was told well before even seeing my traffic before I was turned onto the downwind to follow that traffic and this was too close for a safe landing to occur. The controller at no time gave me any separation instructions and I did not want to endanger the lives nor safety of my aircraft as well as the other aircraft. I may have not received some of the tower's calls because I had a low voltage light on and my radios were somewhat garbled in that area. By my third attempt to land I was getting very angry when the controller said for me to go around again because traffic on the runway and with the airport being so busy and the radio so congested led me almost to go to another airport and call the tower to find out why they can't get me on the ground. I didn't use any foul language but did say some things on the radio that were not professional. After I landed the controller and his supervisor very rudely approached me, cursing and interrupted me as I was talking with my passenger and wanted my license and name and because he could not keep his cool in general will lead me to file a complaint with his supervisor if they intend pursuing this incident. When I had asked the supervisor about what I had done wrong, he refused to tell me and stated that I broke FARS and that he wanted my name. He did not act like a man and started cursing at me and was making a scene in front of a few on-looking passenger. I try to maintenance a good positive attitude with other pilots and controllers and this man did neither. His attitude was as if he can run his airport any way he wants. I said I try at every opportunity to work together as a team and they denied that. The controller I believe is at fault under the airmans information manual paragraph 5-60 and 5-70. I was at a safe airspeed on the approach and because there were so many other aircraft in the pattern is what led to this incident. I was also told that during this busiest time of the day that the tower supervisor was not in the tower and I believe that some regulations were broken on their part as well as mine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB EVIDENT AND CONTRIBUTORY TO TFC PATTERN CONFUSION.

Narrative: ON THE AFTERNOON OF JAN/XX/95 I WAS THE PIC OF A CESSNA 172RG AND WAS FLYING VFR CONDITIONS ON AN IFR CLRNC FOR LNDG ON THE ILS APCH AT CARLSBAD ARPT IN CA. UPON BEING HANDED OFF FROM SAN DIEGO RADAR CTLRS, I NOTICED I WAS NOT RECEIVING ALL OF THEIR XMISSIONS AND HAD TO CALL THEM TO CONFIRM THEIR CALL TO ME. WHEN I CONTACTED THE TWR, (I WAS NOW ON THE ILS AND 2 MI FROM TOUCHDOWN BECAUSE THE FREQ WAS SO CONGESTED) I WAS TOLD THAT A JET WOULD BE DEPARTING BEFORE ME AND I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO SEPARATE MY ACFT WITH THE JET'S DEP WHICH CONCERNED ME. I ELECTED TO GAR AND DID SO AND I THINK BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY VOLUME OF TFC UPSET THE CTLR WHICH LED ME TO HAVE TO UNSUCCESSFULLY LAND UNTIL THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. ON MY SECOND ATTEMPT I WAS TOLD WELL BEFORE EVEN SEEING MY TFC BEFORE I WAS TURNED ONTO THE DOWNWIND TO FOLLOW THAT TFC AND THIS WAS TOO CLOSE FOR A SAFE LNDG TO OCCUR. THE CTLR AT NO TIME GAVE ME ANY SEPARATION INSTRUCTIONS AND I DID NOT WANT TO ENDANGER THE LIVES NOR SAFETY OF MY ACFT AS WELL AS THE OTHER ACFT. I MAY HAVE NOT RECEIVED SOME OF THE TWR'S CALLS BECAUSE I HAD A LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT ON AND MY RADIOS WERE SOMEWHAT GARBLED IN THAT AREA. BY MY THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND I WAS GETTING VERY ANGRY WHEN THE CTLR SAID FOR ME TO GAR AGAIN BECAUSE TFC ON THE RWY AND WITH THE ARPT BEING SO BUSY AND THE RADIO SO CONGESTED LED ME ALMOST TO GO TO ANOTHER ARPT AND CALL THE TWR TO FIND OUT WHY THEY CAN'T GET ME ON THE GND. I DIDN'T USE ANY FOUL LANGUAGE BUT DID SAY SOME THINGS ON THE RADIO THAT WERE NOT PROFESSIONAL. AFTER I LANDED THE CTLR AND HIS SUPERVISOR VERY RUDELY APPROACHED ME, CURSING AND INTERRUPTED ME AS I WAS TALKING WITH MY PAX AND WANTED MY LICENSE AND NAME AND BECAUSE HE COULD NOT KEEP HIS COOL IN GENERAL WILL LEAD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH HIS SUPERVISOR IF THEY INTEND PURSUING THIS INCIDENT. WHEN I HAD ASKED THE SUPERVISOR ABOUT WHAT I HAD DONE WRONG, HE REFUSED TO TELL ME AND STATED THAT I BROKE FARS AND THAT HE WANTED MY NAME. HE DID NOT ACT LIKE A MAN AND STARTED CURSING AT ME AND WAS MAKING A SCENE IN FRONT OF A FEW ON-LOOKING PAX. I TRY TO MAINT A GOOD POSITIVE ATTITUDE WITH OTHER PLTS AND CTLRS AND THIS MAN DID NEITHER. HIS ATTITUDE WAS AS IF HE CAN RUN HIS ARPT ANY WAY HE WANTS. I SAID I TRY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND THEY DENIED THAT. THE CTLR I BELIEVE IS AT FAULT UNDER THE AIRMANS INFO MANUAL PARAGRAPH 5-60 AND 5-70. I WAS AT A SAFE AIRSPD ON THE APCH AND BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER ACFT IN THE PATTERN IS WHAT LED TO THIS INCIDENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DURING THIS BUSIEST TIME OF THE DAY THAT THE TWR SUPERVISOR WAS NOT IN THE TWR AND I BELIEVE THAT SOME REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN ON THEIR PART AS WELL AS MINE.

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.