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Pilot instructor complaint about an ATCT local controller that has trouble keeping track of aircraft location and is belligerent to pilots that answer his request for their location. Instructor hesitates to allow student pilots to solo when he is on duty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rhv.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rhv.tower tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Champion Citabria 7ECA |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rhv.tower |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 526394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While in the pattern the tower controller lost 2 airplanes. The first one he cleared to land. The pilot responded he was 'on the ground!' the second was a seneca twin. It had been doing closed traffic. While the twin was on base leg the controller lost the aircraft and had to ask for its location. After the pilot responded the controller started to yell and put down the pilot of the twin. This controller created an unsafe environment at the airport as well as the cockpit. I cannot solo students with this controller on duty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT INSTRUCTOR COMPLAINT ABOUT AN ATCT LCL CTLR THAT HAS TROUBLE KEEPING TRACK OF ACFT LOCATION AND IS BELLIGERENT TO PLTS THAT ANSWER HIS REQUEST FOR THEIR LOCATION. INSTRUCTOR HESITATES TO ALLOW STUDENT PLTS TO SOLO WHEN HE IS ON DUTY.
Narrative: WHILE IN THE PATTERN THE TWR CTLR LOST 2 AIRPLANES. THE FIRST ONE HE CLRED TO LAND. THE PLT RESPONDED HE WAS 'ON THE GND!' THE SECOND WAS A SENECA TWIN. IT HAD BEEN DOING CLOSED TFC. WHILE THE TWIN WAS ON BASE LEG THE CTLR LOST THE ACFT AND HAD TO ASK FOR ITS LOCATION. AFTER THE PLT RESPONDED THE CTLR STARTED TO YELL AND PUT DOWN THE PLT OF THE TWIN. THIS CTLR CREATED AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT AT THE ARPT AS WELL AS THE COCKPIT. I CANNOT SOLO STUDENTS WITH THIS CTLR ON DUTY.
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.