Flight assist for private pilot on visual who can't see the airport.

Attributes
ACN	319124
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crq
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crq tower : hln
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 127 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	319124
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight coming inbound for a landing. I received clearance and entered the class D airspace. Tower had me on radar. On final approach I reported 'airport not in sight' and that I was 'unfamiliar with the area.' tower told me I was a little off of position and assisted me with a radar vector. I sighted the airport. I reported 'airport in sight.' tower cleared me to land. I landed. Apparently the FBO owner heard that I had 'some problems' with the flight. I got a little disoriented but tower helped me and everything turned out fine. I did not break any regulations. I went to tower and talked to them to make sure. They showed me where I was on radar. No problems. A few weeks later I call the FBO. The owner of FBO told me that he was going to report me to the FAA. For what? I don't know. I tried to talk to him but he had a bad temper and did not want to resolve the situation. When I tried to figure out what he was so mad about, he just got more mad and said he would just 'turn it over to the FAA' so they could 'investigate' on me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ASSIST FOR PVT PLT ON VISUAL WHO CAN'T SEE THE ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT COMING INBOUND FOR A LNDG. I RECEIVED CLRNC AND ENTERED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. TWR HAD ME ON RADAR. ON FINAL APCH I RPTED 'ARPT NOT IN SIGHT' AND THAT I WAS 'UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.' TWR TOLD ME I WAS A LITTLE OFF OF POS AND ASSISTED ME WITH A RADAR VECTOR. I SIGHTED THE ARPT. I RPTED 'ARPT IN SIGHT.' TWR CLRED ME TO LAND. I LANDED. APPARENTLY THE FBO OWNER HEARD THAT I HAD 'SOME PROBS' WITH THE FLT. I GOT A LITTLE DISORIENTED BUT TWR HELPED ME AND EVERYTHING TURNED OUT FINE. I DID NOT BREAK ANY REGS. I WENT TO TWR AND TALKED TO THEM TO MAKE SURE. THEY SHOWED ME WHERE I WAS ON RADAR. NO PROBS. A FEW WKS LATER I CALL THE FBO. THE OWNER OF FBO TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO RPT ME TO THE FAA. FOR WHAT? I DON'T KNOW. I TRIED TO TALK TO HIM BUT HE HAD A BAD TEMPER AND DID NOT WANT TO RESOLVE THE SIT. WHEN I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE WAS SO MAD ABOUT, HE JUST GOT MORE MAD AND SAID HE WOULD JUST 'TURN IT OVER TO THE FAA' SO THEY COULD 'INVESTIGATE' ON ME.

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.