Narrative:

A student and I were on an IFR training flight cross country to greer, gsp, sc. Problems had arisen with the ATC from the beginning of the flight. We were on an IFR flight plan but ATC was confusing in its clrncs by giving us mixed VFR and IFR clrncs. After straightening out the flight plan, we were cleared for a practice ILS runway 21 approach into gsp and handed off to the tower. Tower cleared us for the option prior to GS interception and we proceeded with the approach. The student became overwhelmed with all the tasks at hand, including communications. I was busy explaining the approach as he flew it and was monitoring communications with the tower. Somewhere during this time, tower apparently radioed to us and 'advised' us to do a low pass. My student had made a quick radio statement, but couldn't remember what was said. Decision ht was reached and we did a very quick touch and go as per the previous clearance that I had received. After we lifted off, tower instructed a flight behind us to turn to the west so he could bring him in behind another aircraft behind him. At this time, tower came on the radio and told us twice that he had 'advised' us to do a low approach only. Contributing factors: ATC's apparent lack of coordination with our activated and pre-filed IFR flight plan, unclr radio instructions and readbacks from both ATC and our aircraft, fatigue exhibited in both pilots. Possible corrective actions: better ATC instructions, better pilot situational awareness (myself). The practice approach could have been sped up by ATC or myself to accommodate traffic flow.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING AN INST RATING TRAINING FLT, INSTRUCTOR PLT ALLOWED TRAINEE TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO UPON COMPLETION OF AN ILS APCH CONTRARY TO TWR INSTRUCTIONS FOR A LOW PASS ONLY. INSTRUCTOR PLT WAS BUSY GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO TRAINEE AND DID NOT HEAR THE TWR INSTRUCTIONS RESULTING IN TWR MOVING ANOTHER ACFT IN TRAIL TO ANOTHER RWY.

Narrative: A STUDENT AND I WERE ON AN IFR TRAINING FLT XCOUNTRY TO GREER, GSP, SC. PROBS HAD ARISEN WITH THE ATC FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FLT. WE WERE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN BUT ATC WAS CONFUSING IN ITS CLRNCS BY GIVING US MIXED VFR AND IFR CLRNCS. AFTER STRAIGHTENING OUT THE FLT PLAN, WE WERE CLRED FOR A PRACTICE ILS RWY 21 APCH INTO GSP AND HANDED OFF TO THE TWR. TWR CLRED US FOR THE OPTION PRIOR TO GS INTERCEPTION AND WE PROCEEDED WITH THE APCH. THE STUDENT BECAME OVERWHELMED WITH ALL THE TASKS AT HAND, INCLUDING COMS. I WAS BUSY EXPLAINING THE APCH AS HE FLEW IT AND WAS MONITORING COMS WITH THE TWR. SOMEWHERE DURING THIS TIME, TWR APPARENTLY RADIOED TO US AND 'ADVISED' US TO DO A LOW PASS. MY STUDENT HAD MADE A QUICK RADIO STATEMENT, BUT COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT WAS SAID. DECISION HT WAS REACHED AND WE DID A VERY QUICK TOUCH AND GO AS PER THE PREVIOUS CLRNC THAT I HAD RECEIVED. AFTER WE LIFTED OFF, TWR INSTRUCTED A FLT BEHIND US TO TURN TO THE W SO HE COULD BRING HIM IN BEHIND ANOTHER ACFT BEHIND HIM. AT THIS TIME, TWR CAME ON THE RADIO AND TOLD US TWICE THAT HE HAD 'ADVISED' US TO DO A LOW APCH ONLY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ATC'S APPARENT LACK OF COORD WITH OUR ACTIVATED AND PRE-FILED IFR FLT PLAN, UNCLR RADIO INSTRUCTIONS AND READBACKS FROM BOTH ATC AND OUR ACFT, FATIGUE EXHIBITED IN BOTH PLTS. POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: BETTER ATC INSTRUCTIONS, BETTER PLT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (MYSELF). THE PRACTICE APCH COULD HAVE BEEN SPED UP BY ATC OR MYSELF TO ACCOMMODATE TFC FLOW.

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.