Narrative:

On a VFR flight from vcb to ccr, using VFR RA's approaching ccr I was handed off to concord tower which does not have radar, squawking 1200. As I reported 10 mi north for a VFR approach I was instructed to enter and report in a 45 degree to a right downwind for runway 32R. (Report 2 mi on the 45 degree over a visual report point.) also I was advised of a C172 on the practice lda approach to runway 19R circling to runway 32R. As I knew the altitudes and courses of the approach were conflicting with my path and concord does not have radar, I called back suu on the #2 radio and asked for the position of the traffic on the approach informing them that I was in contact with local ccr on the #1 radio. They issued a position in relation to ccr VOR and I was able to locate the traffic and informed both suu and ccr, 'traffic in sight.' as my speed was considerably higher than the C172 (I was in a BE36 bonanza) I told ccr that I was behind, but requested to pass on the right and fly a pattern inside the traffic. The tower controller denied my request and proceeded to 'lecture' me on pattern procedures. 'If you are behind you should extend and follow the traffic.' I notified I was behind, but 50 mph faster and at that time I requested alternate instructions as I was closing in fast and I was over gear extension speed (which would slow me down) and asked to overfly the pattern at 1500 ft AGL and enter the left pattern for runway 32L, to which the controller again said no and proceeded to explain to me he had so and so traffic on the left side and he didn't have me in sight yet. At this point I was overtaking the C172, unable to maneuver to follow and discounting a 360 degrees without clearance to position myself behind. After I overtook the C172, the controller saw me and resequenced me in front of the C172, who complained about my overtaking maneuver and was told by the controller I had them 'in sight all the time.' airports in high density traffic that have radar for the approach, but not for the airport area, should have ways to figure sequencing (ie, off the main approach radar where they can identify IFR and or VFR aircraft). Controllers should be using valuable time on congested frequencys to ask for clarification, or issue instructions versus 'lecturing pilots' or explaining their reasons.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 CPR PLT COMPLAINT OF THE LACK OF INTERFAC COORD THAT CREATED A TFC CONFLICT IN THE PATTERN N OF CCR, CA.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT FROM VCB TO CCR, USING VFR RA'S APCHING CCR I WAS HANDED OFF TO CONCORD TWR WHICH DOES NOT HAVE RADAR, SQUAWKING 1200. AS I RPTED 10 MI N FOR A VFR APCH I WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER AND RPT IN A 45 DEG TO A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 32R. (RPT 2 MI ON THE 45 DEG OVER A VISUAL RPT POINT.) ALSO I WAS ADVISED OF A C172 ON THE PRACTICE LDA APCH TO RWY 19R CIRCLING TO RWY 32R. AS I KNEW THE ALTS AND COURSES OF THE APCH WERE CONFLICTING WITH MY PATH AND CONCORD DOES NOT HAVE RADAR, I CALLED BACK SUU ON THE #2 RADIO AND ASKED FOR THE POS OF THE TFC ON THE APCH INFORMING THEM THAT I WAS IN CONTACT WITH LCL CCR ON THE #1 RADIO. THEY ISSUED A POS IN RELATION TO CCR VOR AND I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE TFC AND INFORMED BOTH SUU AND CCR, 'TFC IN SIGHT.' AS MY SPD WAS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE C172 (I WAS IN A BE36 BONANZA) I TOLD CCR THAT I WAS BEHIND, BUT REQUESTED TO PASS ON THE R AND FLY A PATTERN INSIDE THE TFC. THE TWR CTLR DENIED MY REQUEST AND PROCEEDED TO 'LECTURE' ME ON PATTERN PROCS. 'IF YOU ARE BEHIND YOU SHOULD EXTEND AND FOLLOW THE TFC.' I NOTIFIED I WAS BEHIND, BUT 50 MPH FASTER AND AT THAT TIME I REQUESTED ALTERNATE INSTRUCTIONS AS I WAS CLOSING IN FAST AND I WAS OVER GEAR EXTENSION SPD (WHICH WOULD SLOW ME DOWN) AND ASKED TO OVERFLY THE PATTERN AT 1500 FT AGL AND ENTER THE L PATTERN FOR RWY 32L, TO WHICH THE CTLR AGAIN SAID NO AND PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN TO ME HE HAD SO AND SO TFC ON THE L SIDE AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ME IN SIGHT YET. AT THIS POINT I WAS OVERTAKING THE C172, UNABLE TO MANEUVER TO FOLLOW AND DISCOUNTING A 360 DEGS WITHOUT CLRNC TO POS MYSELF BEHIND. AFTER I OVERTOOK THE C172, THE CTLR SAW ME AND RESEQUENCED ME IN FRONT OF THE C172, WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT MY OVERTAKING MANEUVER AND WAS TOLD BY THE CTLR I HAD THEM 'IN SIGHT ALL THE TIME.' ARPTS IN HIGH DENSITY TFC THAT HAVE RADAR FOR THE APCH, BUT NOT FOR THE ARPT AREA, SHOULD HAVE WAYS TO FIGURE SEQUENCING (IE, OFF THE MAIN APCH RADAR WHERE THEY CAN IDENT IFR AND OR VFR ACFT). CTLRS SHOULD BE USING VALUABLE TIME ON CONGESTED FREQS TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION, OR ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS VERSUS 'LECTURING PLTS' OR EXPLAINING THEIR REASONS.

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.