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Lns controller concerned with foreign pilot understanding and compliance of ATC clrncs. Controller notifies FBO instructor and reviews taped incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lns.tower |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lns.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 8 controller military : 4 controller radar : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 428495 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Foreign pilot, reported 6 mi northeast inbound. 29 mins later, pilot landed. Numerous misunderstood ATC instructions. Busted assigned altitudes, pattern entries, etc. Pilot has on multiple occasions misunderstood instructions by all controllers. This pilot is IFR rated and is supposedly close to check ride for commercial ticket. I called FSDO to get involved. Tape was pulled and FBO manager and instructor listened (trying to find me at fault). I've listened to all controllers complain about this pilot -- from simple instructions, to extended downwind (pilot turned into traffic), to just not understanding english. FSDO was going to give a check ride. FBO's and instructors look too much at the dollars and do not realize what they release to the ATC system. I've worked students on their first solo with much better understanding of much more complex instructions. In my opinion, this pilot was dangerous and a hazard waiting to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LNS CTLR CONCERNED WITH FOREIGN PLT UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE OF ATC CLRNCS. CTLR NOTIFIES FBO INSTRUCTOR AND REVIEWS TAPED INCIDENT.
Narrative: FOREIGN PLT, RPTED 6 MI NE INBOUND. 29 MINS LATER, PLT LANDED. NUMEROUS MISUNDERSTOOD ATC INSTRUCTIONS. BUSTED ASSIGNED ALTS, PATTERN ENTRIES, ETC. PLT HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MISUNDERSTOOD INSTRUCTIONS BY ALL CTLRS. THIS PLT IS IFR RATED AND IS SUPPOSEDLY CLOSE TO CHK RIDE FOR COMMERCIAL TICKET. I CALLED FSDO TO GET INVOLVED. TAPE WAS PULLED AND FBO MGR AND INSTRUCTOR LISTENED (TRYING TO FIND ME AT FAULT). I'VE LISTENED TO ALL CTLRS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PLT -- FROM SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS, TO EXTENDED DOWNWIND (PLT TURNED INTO TFC), TO JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH. FSDO WAS GOING TO GIVE A CHK RIDE. FBO'S AND INSTRUCTORS LOOK TOO MUCH AT THE DOLLARS AND DO NOT REALIZE WHAT THEY RELEASE TO THE ATC SYS. I'VE WORKED STUDENTS ON THEIR FIRST SOLO WITH MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MUCH MORE COMPLEX INSTRUCTIONS. IN MY OPINION, THIS PLT WAS DANGEROUS AND A HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN.
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.