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Reporter alleges harassment by the ground controller when taxiing for takeoff on an uncontrolled ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vgt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 382162 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I was harassed while taxiing by ATC on an uncontrolled ramp for no apparent reason. The controller threatened to 'write me up' for not repeating the runway I was cleared to when I technically never needed to call him in the first place. Besides, he was wrong, I did repeat the runway number I had been cleared to. He yelled into the microphone, was indignant and rattled me while I was trying to familiarize myself with an aircraft that I had never flown before. I demanded that the tape be pulled and I am filing a formal complaint. You should review this tape. In 30 yrs of flying I have never had a confrontation like this. It truly affected the safe operation of my aircraft and I have 4000 hours. I wonder how it might have affected one of my students with only a hundred hours or so, or even worse only 20 hours or so. You need to hear the tape. It's incredible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ALLEGES HARASSMENT BY THE GND CTLR WHEN TAXIING FOR TKOF ON AN UNCTLED RAMP.
Narrative: I WAS HARASSED WHILE TAXIING BY ATC ON AN UNCTLED RAMP FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CTLR THREATENED TO 'WRITE ME UP' FOR NOT REPEATING THE RWY I WAS CLRED TO WHEN I TECHNICALLY NEVER NEEDED TO CALL HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE. BESIDES, HE WAS WRONG, I DID REPEAT THE RWY NUMBER I HAD BEEN CLRED TO. HE YELLED INTO THE MIKE, WAS INDIGNANT AND RATTLED ME WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH AN ACFT THAT I HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE. I DEMANDED THAT THE TAPE BE PULLED AND I AM FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT. YOU SHOULD REVIEW THIS TAPE. IN 30 YRS OF FLYING I HAVE NEVER HAD A CONFRONTATION LIKE THIS. IT TRULY AFFECTED THE SAFE OP OF MY ACFT AND I HAVE 4000 HRS. I WONDER HOW IT MIGHT HAVE AFFECTED ONE OF MY STUDENTS WITH ONLY A HUNDRED HRS OR SO, OR EVEN WORSE ONLY 20 HRS OR SO. YOU NEED TO HEAR THE TAPE. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
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.