Narrative:

I was 20 mi away from luken airport and radioed in to tower. I was told to stay west of localizer and report 7 mi out. My present position was northeast of airport on a 226 degree heading. I turned west to a heading of 240 degrees. At 7.5 mi out, tower called saying a jet departing was at my 1 O'clock. He then proceeded to say 'if you did what I told you to do you would not be there.' he continued 'since you did not listen to me, enter a right downwind for runway 3R.' I followed his instructions. At the point to turn base, he came back and told me to turn right base for runway 3L. I questioned him about crossing the approach path of runway 3R. He said 'if you would have listened the first time you wouldn't be where you are now, clear to land.' upon touchdown I radioed the tower for instructions. He asked where I wanted to go. I told him a restaurant on the field. I had never been to this field before. He gave me directions to proceed. A min later, he called me to ask if I wanted the terminal or restaurant. I told him again the restaurant. He told me to park at the gas station. I did, only to find out the restaurant was in the terminal. Upon departure, I radioed into clearance with all the pertinent information. I was expecting a departure heading and altitude at least. He simply came back with 'go to runway 7.' there was only one way to runway 7, so I proceeded. However, he assigned another aircraft the same taxiway coming towards me. Needless to say, it was a frustrating and hazardous flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT IS CONFUSED DURING HIS FIRST VISIT TO LUK, OH, WHEN THE CTLR EXHIBITS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ANIMOSITY. IT APPEARS THAT THE CTLR HAD LITTLE SYMPATHY FOR THE 'FIRST TIMER' AFTER THE PLT HAD NOT FOLLOWED HIS DIRECTIONS FOR THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS 20 MI AWAY FROM LUKEN ARPT AND RADIOED IN TO TWR. I WAS TOLD TO STAY W OF LOC AND RPT 7 MI OUT. MY PRESENT POS WAS NE OF ARPT ON A 226 DEG HDG. I TURNED W TO A HDG OF 240 DEGS. AT 7.5 MI OUT, TWR CALLED SAYING A JET DEPARTING WAS AT MY 1 O'CLOCK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO SAY 'IF YOU DID WHAT I TOLD YOU TO DO YOU WOULD NOT BE THERE.' HE CONTINUED 'SINCE YOU DID NOT LISTEN TO ME, ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 3R.' I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. AT THE POINT TO TURN BASE, HE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME TO TURN R BASE FOR RWY 3L. I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT XING THE APCH PATH OF RWY 3R. HE SAID 'IF YOU WOULD HAVE LISTENED THE FIRST TIME YOU WOULDN'T BE WHERE YOU ARE NOW, CLR TO LAND.' UPON TOUCHDOWN I RADIOED THE TWR FOR INSTRUCTIONS. HE ASKED WHERE I WANTED TO GO. I TOLD HIM A RESTAURANT ON THE FIELD. I HAD NEVER BEEN TO THIS FIELD BEFORE. HE GAVE ME DIRECTIONS TO PROCEED. A MIN LATER, HE CALLED ME TO ASK IF I WANTED THE TERMINAL OR RESTAURANT. I TOLD HIM AGAIN THE RESTAURANT. HE TOLD ME TO PARK AT THE GAS STATION. I DID, ONLY TO FIND OUT THE RESTAURANT WAS IN THE TERMINAL. UPON DEP, I RADIOED INTO CLRNC WITH ALL THE PERTINENT INFO. I WAS EXPECTING A DEP HDG AND ALT AT LEAST. HE SIMPLY CAME BACK WITH 'GO TO RWY 7.' THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY TO RWY 7, SO I PROCEEDED. HOWEVER, HE ASSIGNED ANOTHER ACFT THE SAME TXWY COMING TOWARDS ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS A FRUSTRATING AND HAZARDOUS FLT.

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.