<< >> NASA ASRS Report 370980, June 1997

A C320 flight crew on a test flight was vectored for an ILS approach, but did not switch to tower until on short final. The tower told them to go around to avoid conflict with another aircraft behind them.

Attributes
ACN	370980
Time
Date	199706
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hut
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hut
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	370980
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were in radio contact and squawking with approach control in local wichita airspace and requested the ILS runway 13 at hutchinson, ks, via vectors. We were 'cleared for the approach, remain VFR, separation services not provided.' at approximately a 2 mi final, we realized that we had never been switched over to tower. We attempted to contact tower and finally reached them when on a 1/2 mi final. They inquired as to why such a late handoff and requested we break off the approach to the left. We broke off the approach and went around. Evidently a navajo was behind us and did a 360 degree turn for spacing. Tower told us they would get us another ILS. We asked to remain in the touch-and-go pattern, and as they appeared busy, we then asked to return to wichita.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C320 FLC ON A TEST FLT WAS VECTORED FOR AN ILS APCH, BUT DID NOT SWITCH TO TWR UNTIL ON SHORT FINAL. THE TWR TOLD THEM TO GAR TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT BEHIND THEM.

Narrative: WE WERE IN RADIO CONTACT AND SQUAWKING WITH APCH CTL IN LCL WICHITA AIRSPACE AND REQUESTED THE ILS RWY 13 AT HUTCHINSON, KS, VIA VECTORS. WE WERE 'CLRED FOR THE APCH, REMAIN VFR, SEPARATION SVCS NOT PROVIDED.' AT APPROX A 2 MI FINAL, WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD NEVER BEEN SWITCHED OVER TO TWR. WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TWR AND FINALLY REACHED THEM WHEN ON A 1/2 MI FINAL. THEY INQUIRED AS TO WHY SUCH A LATE HDOF AND REQUESTED WE BREAK OFF THE APCH TO THE L. WE BROKE OFF THE APCH AND WENT AROUND. EVIDENTLY A NAVAJO WAS BEHIND US AND DID A 360 DEG TURN FOR SPACING. TWR TOLD US THEY WOULD GET US ANOTHER ILS. WE ASKED TO REMAIN IN THE TOUCH-AND-GO PATTERN, AND AS THEY APPEARED BUSY, WE THEN ASKED TO RETURN TO WICHITA.

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.