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Pilot of an small aircraft sel on IFR departure experiencing difficulty with his heading indicator (HSI) is subjected to a sarcastic ATC controller during vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 2747 flight time type : 181 |
| ASRS Report | 327970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Trying to follow vectors from socal with defective HSI. Controller became very sarcastic. Controllers should be made aware that pilots do not purposefully have problems. When problems occur they need all the help they can get, not a testy controller on the other end of the horn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ON IFR DEP EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH HIS HDG INDICATOR (HSI) IS SUBJECTED TO A SARCASTIC ATC CTLR DURING VECTORS.
Narrative: TRYING TO FOLLOW VECTORS FROM SOCAL WITH DEFECTIVE HSI. CTLR BECAME VERY SARCASTIC. CTLRS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE THAT PLTS DO NOT PURPOSEFULLY HAVE PROBS. WHEN PROBS OCCUR THEY NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET, NOT A TESTY CTLR ON THE OTHER END OF THE HORN.
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.