A scout pilot is given a vector by an approach controller, which he denies.

Attributes
ACN	583864
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Scout
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : holding ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	583864
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were on a mission for the police. The controller asked us to move east of our location for an inbound C130 doing practice NDB approachs into meadows field. The first time we complied, but with the statement, 'but I am at 4000 ft (well above the inbound C130)' the controller still requested that we should fly to the east thus making us fly out of our orbit. But the second time he (the controller) asked me to move I said, 'negative, vector that aircraft around us.' the mission we were on, it was imperative that we stay where we were. It was a VFR day and I had a visual on the plane. No corrective action had to be taken by any of the aircraft in our area at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SCOUT PLT IS GIVEN A VECTOR BY AN APCH CTLR, WHICH HE DENIES.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A MISSION FOR THE POLICE. THE CTLR ASKED US TO MOVE E OF OUR LOCATION FOR AN INBOUND C130 DOING PRACTICE NDB APCHS INTO MEADOWS FIELD. THE FIRST TIME WE COMPLIED, BUT WITH THE STATEMENT, 'BUT I AM AT 4000 FT (WELL ABOVE THE INBOUND C130)' THE CTLR STILL REQUESTED THAT WE SHOULD FLY TO THE E THUS MAKING US FLY OUT OF OUR ORBIT. BUT THE SECOND TIME HE (THE CTLR) ASKED ME TO MOVE I SAID, 'NEGATIVE, VECTOR THAT ACFT AROUND US.' THE MISSION WE WERE ON, IT WAS IMPERATIVE THAT WE STAY WHERE WE WERE. IT WAS A VFR DAY AND I HAD A VISUAL ON THE PLANE. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN BY ANY OF THE ACFT IN OUR AREA AT THAT 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.