Wrong runway approach landing defined by instructor pilot of a citabria as a result of ATC attitude ...

Attributes
ACN	526585
Time
Date	200110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rhv.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 3820 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	526585
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
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:

Contacted rhv tower for landing at rhv. ATC communications were handled by student. This was his second time to use the radio. ATC informed us to make straight-in for runway 31R, and then immediately started to argue with us about our position. We were only 1 mi different from where he said we were. We reported 3 mi final, ATC cleared us to land runway 31R. We landed runway 31L. Normal runway for straight-in is runway 31L. There was no other aircraft in the class D airspace at the time. There was no conflict with other aircraft. The controllers change to runway 314 and unnecessary chastising about our position created an unnecessary environment in the cockpit during this training flight causing to land on the wrong runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH LNDG DEFINED BY INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A CITABRIA AS A RESULT OF ATC ATTITUDE AT RHV, CA.

Narrative: CONTACTED RHV TWR FOR LNDG AT RHV. ATC COMS WERE HANDLED BY STUDENT. THIS WAS HIS SECOND TIME TO USE THE RADIO. ATC INFORMED US TO MAKE STRAIGHT-IN FOR RWY 31R, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO ARGUE WITH US ABOUT OUR POS. WE WERE ONLY 1 MI DIFFERENT FROM WHERE HE SAID WE WERE. WE RPTED 3 MI FINAL, ATC CLRED US TO LAND RWY 31R. WE LANDED RWY 31L. NORMAL RWY FOR STRAIGHT-IN IS RWY 31L. THERE WAS NO OTHER ACFT IN THE CLASS D AIRSPACE AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT. THE CTLRS CHANGE TO RWY 314 AND UNNECESSARY CHASTISING ABOUT OUR POS CREATED AN UNNECESSARY ENVIRONMENT IN THE COCKPIT DURING THIS TRAINING FLT CAUSING TO LAND ON THE WRONG RWY.

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.

Wrong runway approach landing defined by instructor pilot of a citabria as a result of ATC attitude at rhv, ca.