PA32 trainee on a final instrument rating school check ride, entered traffic pattern contrary to tower instructions. Instructor pilot took over controls and reported their actual position to the tower. The controller was upset with the disregard for his instructions and threatened pilot deviation action.

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Attributes
ACN	533432
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdl.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdl.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	533432
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed sdl with a student in a PA32 on a final IFR check ride, direction 270 degrees. We were in contact with phx approach, but I decided to return to sdl because the student forgot to bring an IFR 'hood.' student called sdl tower after repos point 'pv mall.' we were instructed to fly to rawhide, which is nonstandard for the traffic situation. The student ignored this instruction and entered r-hand downwind runway 27. Then, I took over controls of the aircraft and reported our position to tower. The controller threatened with 'possible pilot deviation.' I took over controls quite late to be able to show the student the possibility of creating a hazardous situation by not following ATC instructions, to give him a chance of correcting his navigation error, and because I had both other aircraft in the control zone in sight, being a departing bizjet and company archer traffic in the pattern. I judged that the situation was not dangerous at any given moment in time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 TRAINEE ON A FINAL INST RATING SCHOOL CHK RIDE, ENTERED TFC PATTERN CONTRARY TO TWR INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTOR PLT TOOK OVER CTLS AND RPTED THEIR ACTUAL POS TO THE TWR. THE CTLR WAS UPSET WITH THE DISREGARD FOR HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND THREATENED PLTDEV ACTION.

Narrative: DEPARTED SDL WITH A STUDENT IN A PA32 ON A FINAL IFR CHK RIDE, DIRECTION 270 DEGS. WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH PHX APCH, BUT I DECIDED TO RETURN TO SDL BECAUSE THE STUDENT FORGOT TO BRING AN IFR 'HOOD.' STUDENT CALLED SDL TWR AFTER REPOS POINT 'PV MALL.' WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO FLY TO RAWHIDE, WHICH IS NONSTANDARD FOR THE TFC SIT. THE STUDENT IGNORED THIS INSTRUCTION AND ENTERED R-HAND DOWNWIND RWY 27. THEN, I TOOK OVER CTLS OF THE ACFT AND RPTED OUR POS TO TWR. THE CTLR THREATENED WITH 'POSSIBLE PLTDEV.' I TOOK OVER CTLS QUITE LATE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE STUDENT THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A HAZARDOUS SIT BY NOT FOLLOWING ATC INSTRUCTIONS, TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE OF CORRECTING HIS NAV ERROR, AND BECAUSE I HAD BOTH OTHER ACFT IN THE CTL ZONE IN SIGHT, BEING A DEPARTING BIZJET AND COMPANY ARCHER TFC IN THE PATTERN. I JUDGED THAT THE SIT WAS NOT DANGEROUS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT IN TIME.

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.