Narrative:

I was relieving a controller off of the north departure sector at cvg and as I plugged in, the controller issued aircraft #1, PA34, a left turn heading 330 degrees and he refused the turn. The controller issued the turn because his route of flight was nnw at 8500 ft, which was taking him through the right downwind to runway 18R, in the middle of an arrival push with aircraft descending from 9000 ft to 7000 ft. The controller terminated radar service on aircraft #1 since he would not comply with control instructions. Aircraft #1 responded with 'I will have my congressman listen to these tapes and write a letter,' so the controller told him to remain on his code and said there will be several aircraft descending from 9000 ft to 7000 ft and some will be heavy jets. About 5 mins later, the supervisor asked me to have the pilot of aircraft #1 call the facility. When I asked aircraft #1 to call the facility, he wanted to know why and quoted a couple of phrases out of the pilot/controller glossary and that he did not have to accept turns. When aircraft #1 called the facility, he stated these same things and told us he is part of a pilot group for VFR pilots, and encourages pilots flying VFR through the area not to call, because they get vectored out of the way and if they do not call ATC, ATC will move the commercial traffic around them. I felt this was unsafe. Some VFR pilots do not display or have mode C, sometimes it's so busy the traffic call does not get issued in a timely manner or worse case not issued at all until a pilot advises that he/she is responding to a TCASII RA. Cvg is a level 5 facility (one of the highest levels and 22ND busiest airport in the united states). When our proposed class B airspace takes effect -- who knows when -- it will only have an upper limit of 8000 ft, which does not protect an arrival until they are abeam the airport descending on the downwind. I feel this is not adequate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA34 PLT REFUSES TO ACCEPT CTLR VECTORS CLR OF FINAL APCH COURSE FOR DSNDING ARR TFC.

Narrative: I WAS RELIEVING A CTLR OFF OF THE N DEP SECTOR AT CVG AND AS I PLUGGED IN, THE CTLR ISSUED ACFT #1, PA34, A L TURN HDG 330 DEGS AND HE REFUSED THE TURN. THE CTLR ISSUED THE TURN BECAUSE HIS RTE OF FLT WAS NNW AT 8500 FT, WHICH WAS TAKING HIM THROUGH THE R DOWNWIND TO RWY 18R, IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ARR PUSH WITH ACFT DSNDING FROM 9000 FT TO 7000 FT. THE CTLR TERMINATED RADAR SVC ON ACFT #1 SINCE HE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH CTL INSTRUCTIONS. ACFT #1 RESPONDED WITH 'I WILL HAVE MY CONGRESSMAN LISTEN TO THESE TAPES AND WRITE A LETTER,' SO THE CTLR TOLD HIM TO REMAIN ON HIS CODE AND SAID THERE WILL BE SEVERAL ACFT DSNDING FROM 9000 FT TO 7000 FT AND SOME WILL BE HVY JETS. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER, THE SUPVR ASKED ME TO HAVE THE PLT OF ACFT #1 CALL THE FACILITY. WHEN I ASKED ACFT #1 TO CALL THE FACILITY, HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY AND QUOTED A COUPLE OF PHRASES OUT OF THE PLT/CTLR GLOSSARY AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT TURNS. WHEN ACFT #1 CALLED THE FACILITY, HE STATED THESE SAME THINGS AND TOLD US HE IS PART OF A PLT GROUP FOR VFR PLTS, AND ENCOURAGES PLTS FLYING VFR THROUGH THE AREA NOT TO CALL, BECAUSE THEY GET VECTORED OUT OF THE WAY AND IF THEY DO NOT CALL ATC, ATC WILL MOVE THE COMMERCIAL TFC AROUND THEM. I FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE. SOME VFR PLTS DO NOT DISPLAY OR HAVE MODE C, SOMETIMES IT'S SO BUSY THE TFC CALL DOES NOT GET ISSUED IN A TIMELY MANNER OR WORSE CASE NOT ISSUED AT ALL UNTIL A PLT ADVISES THAT HE/SHE IS RESPONDING TO A TCASII RA. CVG IS A LEVEL 5 FACILITY (ONE OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS AND 22ND BUSIEST ARPT IN THE UNITED STATES). WHEN OUR PROPOSED CLASS B AIRSPACE TAKES EFFECT -- WHO KNOWS WHEN -- IT WILL ONLY HAVE AN UPPER LIMIT OF 8000 FT, WHICH DOES NOT PROTECT AN ARR UNTIL THEY ARE ABEAM THE ARPT DSNDING ON THE DOWNWIND. I FEEL THIS IS NOT ADEQUATE.

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.