Narrative:

After having been cleared for an lda/DME to runway 19R at ccr, we began a descent for MDA. About the time we leveled, travis approach called and told us to make a turn. As PF, I pointed out to the captain, who was working the radios, that we were in an area of terrain and that a turn off the approach was not wise, and also that we were approaching the minimum legal fuel for landing (we did land with legal reserves). He advised approach 'unable' and told them of our fuel situation. Approach then canceled our approach clearance and told us to climb. We complied and began a climb and after 300-400 ft they again cleared us for the approach and told us to switch to tower. We switched to tower, and, upon reaching MDA and visual conditions, reported the airport in sight. We were cleared for a visual and landing to runway 32R, which was accomplished uneventfully. On the taxi in, we were asked to call the tower. The captain made the call, and was assured by the controller that there was no problem, that they wanted to clarify what had happened. The tower had a pop-up king air SVFR they were working and had asked travis to spin us so they could get him on the ground. The controller advised us to let ATC know earlier if possible of minimum fuel sits. Poor communications was the factor here. Communications between the tower and approach apparently were not clear. And our communication with approach regarding our minimum fuel should have been conveyed in more succinct and properly phrased terminology.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 400A, WHILE IMC INSIDE THE FAF DSNDING ON THE LDA RWY 19R AT CCR, IS ASKED FOR A DELAYING TURN FOR OTHER TFC, WHICH WAS REFUSED BY THE FLC ON FREQ WITH TRAVIS APCH.

Narrative: AFTER HAVING BEEN CLRED FOR AN LDA/DME TO RWY 19R AT CCR, WE BEGAN A DSCNT FOR MDA. ABOUT THE TIME WE LEVELED, TRAVIS APCH CALLED AND TOLD US TO MAKE A TURN. AS PF, I POINTED OUT TO THE CAPT, WHO WAS WORKING THE RADIOS, THAT WE WERE IN AN AREA OF TERRAIN AND THAT A TURN OFF THE APCH WAS NOT WISE, AND ALSO THAT WE WERE APCHING THE MINIMUM LEGAL FUEL FOR LNDG (WE DID LAND WITH LEGAL RESERVES). HE ADVISED APCH 'UNABLE' AND TOLD THEM OF OUR FUEL SIT. APCH THEN CANCELED OUR APCH CLRNC AND TOLD US TO CLB. WE COMPLIED AND BEGAN A CLB AND AFTER 300-400 FT THEY AGAIN CLRED US FOR THE APCH AND TOLD US TO SWITCH TO TWR. WE SWITCHED TO TWR, AND, UPON REACHING MDA AND VISUAL CONDITIONS, RPTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL AND LNDG TO RWY 32R, WHICH WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFULLY. ON THE TAXI IN, WE WERE ASKED TO CALL THE TWR. THE CAPT MADE THE CALL, AND WAS ASSURED BY THE CTLR THAT THERE WAS NO PROB, THAT THEY WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE TWR HAD A POP-UP KING AIR SVFR THEY WERE WORKING AND HAD ASKED TRAVIS TO SPIN US SO THEY COULD GET HIM ON THE GND. THE CTLR ADVISED US TO LET ATC KNOW EARLIER IF POSSIBLE OF MINIMUM FUEL SITS. POOR COMS WAS THE FACTOR HERE. COMS BTWN THE TWR AND APCH APPARENTLY WERE NOT CLR. AND OUR COM WITH APCH REGARDING OUR MINIMUM FUEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONVEYED IN MORE SUCCINCT AND PROPERLY PHRASED TERMINOLOGY.

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.