A bell helicopter atx pilot is 'baited' into landing without clearance at msy, la.

Attributes
ACN	452210
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	452210
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The tower controller became upset at my acknowledgement of traffic close to me and began to vector me back and forth outside of class B airspace to the ground. This has never happened before and the controller even gave me vectors of objects instead of headings, to my landing site, 3 mi from the tower. He was playing a game with me and knew I was upset and told me to call him in the tower. I did. He basically wanted to argue. I called his supervisor and was told that they were very busy and apologized for the delay getting to my landing pad. Not more than 15 mins later, the same controller was still upset at me and baited me into our routine approach to our msy base, clearing me direct to our facility on the airfield. He said nothing else to me until I was finishing my approach. Then he cleared me to taxi to parking and said, 'by the way, I only cleared you to come over to your base, not to land' and that I had violated the FARS. I have to admit, I did intend to land and would have without his comments. I feel that he intentionally used nonstandard phraseology with me, wanting me to land without him saying the words. As a part 135 air carrier operating there daily, I've never had this happen before, and I've never heard the tower play these games with larger part 121 operators.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BELL HELI ATX PLT IS 'BAITED' INTO LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC AT MSY, LA.

Narrative: THE TWR CTLR BECAME UPSET AT MY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TFC CLOSE TO ME AND BEGAN TO VECTOR ME BACK AND FORTH OUTSIDE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE TO THE GND. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE CTLR EVEN GAVE ME VECTORS OF OBJECTS INSTEAD OF HDGS, TO MY LNDG SITE, 3 MI FROM THE TWR. HE WAS PLAYING A GAME WITH ME AND KNEW I WAS UPSET AND TOLD ME TO CALL HIM IN THE TWR. I DID. HE BASICALLY WANTED TO ARGUE. I CALLED HIS SUPVR AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE VERY BUSY AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE DELAY GETTING TO MY LNDG PAD. NOT MORE THAN 15 MINS LATER, THE SAME CTLR WAS STILL UPSET AT ME AND BAITED ME INTO OUR ROUTINE APCH TO OUR MSY BASE, CLRING ME DIRECT TO OUR FACILITY ON THE AIRFIELD. HE SAID NOTHING ELSE TO ME UNTIL I WAS FINISHING MY APCH. THEN HE CLRED ME TO TAXI TO PARKING AND SAID, 'BY THE WAY, I ONLY CLRED YOU TO COME OVER TO YOUR BASE, NOT TO LAND' AND THAT I HAD VIOLATED THE FARS. I HAVE TO ADMIT, I DID INTEND TO LAND AND WOULD HAVE WITHOUT HIS COMMENTS. I FEEL THAT HE INTENTIONALLY USED NONSTANDARD PHRASEOLOGY WITH ME, WANTING ME TO LAND WITHOUT HIM SAYING THE WORDS. AS A PART 135 ACR OPERATING THERE DAILY, I'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, AND I'VE NEVER HEARD THE TWR PLAY THESE GAMES WITH LARGER PART 121 OPERATORS.

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.