Phraseology creeps into a practice approach and clearance instructions for a missed approach at aln,...

Attributes
ACN	538846
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aln.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : t75.tracon tower : aln.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 100
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Vectored by stl approach to fly localizer back course runway 11 approach to aln. Stl approach control cleared me for approach and told me to contact aln tower. I contacted aln tower with heavy tailwind pushing me at keels intersection, which is FAF. The tower answered and told me to turn to 050 degrees for missed approach. Note: winds were heavy from the west, so I had no intention of landing on runway 11. I would request clearance to circle and land on runway 29. This was the first of 3 approachs I was flying at this airport. (I made no lndgs at this airport this day.) upon reaching missed approach point, I called tower and stated exercising missed approach option turning to 050 degrees. (At this point tower always tells me to contact approach for further vectoring to other practice approachs requested.) the tower stated, 'I did not give you clearance for option.' I stated that 'approach control gave me clearance for approach.' the tower stated, 'I did not give you clearance to land/option, contact approach control.' I contacted approach and continued practice approachs. As I stated, I had no intention of landing downwind, tower knew I was on approach and gave me missed approach vector to turn to, with no clearance to land. I thought tower expected me to fly missed approach as directed. Is it possible that when I stated my option as PIC to fly missed approach that tower was thinking of their clearance to land or fly missed approach option. I can find no where in regulations that states anyone other than PIC can call to exercise missed approach. I thought this was decided by pilot and did not require clearance to do so.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHRASEOLOGY CREEPS INTO A PRACTICE APCH AND CLRNC INSTRUCTIONS FOR A MISSED APCH AT ALN, MO.

Narrative: VECTORED BY STL APCH TO FLY LOC BACK COURSE RWY 11 APCH TO ALN. STL APCH CTL CLRED ME FOR APCH AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT ALN TWR. I CONTACTED ALN TWR WITH HVY TAILWIND PUSHING ME AT KEELS INTXN, WHICH IS FAF. THE TWR ANSWERED AND TOLD ME TO TURN TO 050 DEGS FOR MISSED APCH. NOTE: WINDS WERE HVY FROM THE W, SO I HAD NO INTENTION OF LNDG ON RWY 11. I WOULD REQUEST CLRNC TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON RWY 29. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF 3 APCHS I WAS FLYING AT THIS ARPT. (I MADE NO LNDGS AT THIS ARPT THIS DAY.) UPON REACHING MISSED APCH POINT, I CALLED TWR AND STATED EXERCISING MISSED APCH OPTION TURNING TO 050 DEGS. (AT THIS POINT TWR ALWAYS TELLS ME TO CONTACT APCH FOR FURTHER VECTORING TO OTHER PRACTICE APCHS REQUESTED.) THE TWR STATED, 'I DID NOT GIVE YOU CLRNC FOR OPTION.' I STATED THAT 'APCH CTL GAVE ME CLRNC FOR APCH.' THE TWR STATED, 'I DID NOT GIVE YOU CLRNC TO LAND/OPTION, CONTACT APCH CTL.' I CONTACTED APCH AND CONTINUED PRACTICE APCHS. AS I STATED, I HAD NO INTENTION OF LNDG DOWNWIND, TWR KNEW I WAS ON APCH AND GAVE ME MISSED APCH VECTOR TO TURN TO, WITH NO CLRNC TO LAND. I THOUGHT TWR EXPECTED ME TO FLY MISSED APCH AS DIRECTED. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WHEN I STATED MY OPTION AS PIC TO FLY MISSED APCH THAT TWR WAS THINKING OF THEIR CLRNC TO LAND OR FLY MISSED APCH OPTION. I CAN FIND NO WHERE IN REGS THAT STATES ANYONE OTHER THAN PIC CAN CALL TO EXERCISE MISSED APCH. I THOUGHT THIS WAS DECIDED BY PLT AND DID NOT REQUIRE CLRNC TO DO SO.

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.

Phraseology creeps into a practice approach and clearance instructions for a missed approach at aln, mo.