Narrative:

First officer is flying a visual approach to runway 24R at lax using the ILS guidance. Landing was normal and at about 90 KTS on rollout (during reversing) lax tower says something like 'turn left at the highspd, hold short of runway 24L.' we are in a very busy phase of flight, transferring control of the aircraft and braking, and turning for the highspd. I do not answer the tower because I am not sure tower has called me specifically (because of the reverser noise). Control of the aircraft is more important than replying to any ATC communication. No pilot would even try to cross runway 24L without clearance to do so. (So it is almost an extraneous radio instruction). As I get onto the highspd at about 25 KTS, the tower calls again and says I need to 'readback the hold short of runway 24L instructions.' I try diplomacy first, saying something like 'sorry we were kind of busy there.' lax tower's comment was very sarcastic: 'oh, sorry, I thought that plane had 2 pilots.' I thought this was very insulting, but I did keep my mouth shut and didn't say anything more on the ATC frequency. The first officer then handed the runway crossing and ground taxi-in communications. All ATC towers need to stop this practice of issuing instructions and 'readbacks' while aircraft are at high speed on the runway. Washington national airport does this all the time, too. This is more prevalent than ATC would admit. Lax tower should confine it's comments to required ATC communications and stop insulting pilots who do not answer them immediately upon touchdown. They should know by now that some pilots write letters!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN LGT COMPLAINS ABOUT THE TWR CTLR COMMUNICATING TO HIM DURING LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: FO IS FLYING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX USING THE ILS GUIDANCE. LNDG WAS NORMAL AND AT ABOUT 90 KTS ON ROLLOUT (DURING REVERSING) LAX TWR SAYS SOMETHING LIKE 'TURN LEFT AT THE HIGHSPD, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 24L.' WE ARE IN A VERY BUSY PHASE OF FLT, TRANSFERRING CTL OF THE ACFT AND BRAKING, AND TURNING FOR THE HIGHSPD. I DO NOT ANSWER THE TWR BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE TWR HAS CALLED ME SPECIFICALLY (BECAUSE OF THE REVERSER NOISE). CTL OF THE ACFT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN REPLYING TO ANY ATC COM. NO PLT WOULD EVEN TRY TO CROSS RWY 24L WITHOUT CLRNC TO DO SO. (SO IT IS ALMOST AN EXTRANEOUS RADIO INSTRUCTION). AS I GET ONTO THE HIGHSPD AT ABOUT 25 KTS, THE TWR CALLS AGAIN AND SAYS I NEED TO 'READBACK THE HOLD SHORT OF RWY 24L INSTRUCTIONS.' I TRY DIPLOMACY FIRST, SAYING SOMETHING LIKE 'SORRY WE WERE KIND OF BUSY THERE.' LAX TWR'S COMMENT WAS VERY SARCASTIC: 'OH, SORRY, I THOUGHT THAT PLANE HAD 2 PLTS.' I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY INSULTING, BUT I DID KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT AND DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE ON THE ATC FREQ. THE FO THEN HANDED THE RWY XING AND GND TAXI-IN COMS. ALL ATC TWRS NEED TO STOP THIS PRACTICE OF ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS AND 'READBACKS' WHILE ACFT ARE AT HIGH SPD ON THE RWY. WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME, TOO. THIS IS MORE PREVALENT THAN ATC WOULD ADMIT. LAX TWR SHOULD CONFINE IT'S COMMENTS TO REQUIRED ATC COMS AND STOP INSULTING PLTS WHO DO NOT ANSWER THEM IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN. THEY SHOULD KNOW BY NOW THAT SOME PLTS WRITE LETTERS!

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.