C172 issued go around after poor ATC sequencing.

Attributes
ACN	309600
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	309600
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was not quite abeam the landing runway 27R when the tower controller asked me to make an immediate turn to base and to hurry my approach to landing because a lear jet was 5 mi out on final for the same runway (27R). I hesitated because I only had a few hours in this aircraft and I wasn't sure I could safely make the approach. The tower repeated the instruction, louder this time and I turned base. I pulled off all my power and dove for the runway. At this point the very agitated controller told me to make an immediate 270 degree to the left and a bonanza behind me to make an immediate 360 degree. The tower controller then barked, 'are you listening to your radio?' after the lear landed, I did, and just after touchdown, the tower controller said, 'I called you twice, 3 times in a row.' I said I was sorry, I didn't hear the other calls he said he made. This incident could have easily been avoided by my asking for an extended downwind to land behind the rapidly approaching lear, but I was cowed by the controller's tone of immediate action required. I won't make this mistake again. If I'm in doubt as to my ability to complete an instruction, I'll use my PIC authority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 ISSUED GAR AFTER POOR ATC SEQUENCING.

Narrative: I WAS NOT QUITE ABEAM THE LNDG RWY 27R WHEN THE TWR CTLR ASKED ME TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO BASE AND TO HURRY MY APCH TO LNDG BECAUSE A LEAR JET WAS 5 MI OUT ON FINAL FOR THE SAME RWY (27R). I HESITATED BECAUSE I ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS IN THIS ACFT AND I WASN'T SURE I COULD SAFELY MAKE THE APCH. THE TWR REPEATED THE INSTRUCTION, LOUDER THIS TIME AND I TURNED BASE. I PULLED OFF ALL MY PWR AND DOVE FOR THE RWY. AT THIS POINT THE VERY AGITATED CTLR TOLD ME TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE 270 DEG TO THE L AND A BONANZA BEHIND ME TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE 360 DEG. THE TWR CTLR THEN BARKED, 'ARE YOU LISTENING TO YOUR RADIO?' AFTER THE LEAR LANDED, I DID, AND JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE TWR CTLR SAID, 'I CALLED YOU TWICE, 3 TIMES IN A ROW.' I SAID I WAS SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE OTHER CALLS HE SAID HE MADE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN AVOIDED BY MY ASKING FOR AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND TO LAND BEHIND THE RAPIDLY APCHING LEAR, BUT I WAS COWED BY THE CTLR'S TONE OF IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED. I WON'T MAKE THIS MISTAKE AGAIN. IF I'M IN DOUBT AS TO MY ABILITY TO COMPLETE AN INSTRUCTION, I'LL USE MY PIC AUTHORITY.

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.