B737 landing bna experiences 2 gars.

Attributes
ACN	588104
Time
Date	200307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Make Model Name	IAI1125 (Astra)
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	588104
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 11000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On initial approach, controller cleared us for a visual and gave us a quick base turn. We were too high and fast for a stabilized approach, so we went around. Tower sent us back to approach control and climbed us up to 3000 ft MSL. Again on the downwind for runway 2R at 3000 ft, the controller (approach) sarcastically said, 'flight number, do you think you have a lock on the airport this time?' I replied that we did and that on the previous approach, the base leg he had required was too close. He replied, 'if you can get to the airport, I'll clear you.' I called the airport, he cleared us for another visual and he turned us over to tower. When we called tower, he said that we had been confused and that we should fly a 180 degree heading and climb to 3000 ft. We complied. While climbing, he asked if we had an astra jet in sight and I reported this to tower. He then switched us back to our previous frequency. The approach controller took us south about 10 mi, turned us around again, cleared us for a visual to runway 2C. Tower cleared us to land runway 2C. Approach and landing on runway 2C normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 LNDG BNA EXPERIENCES 2 GARS.

Narrative: ON INITIAL APCH, CTLR CLRED US FOR A VISUAL AND GAVE US A QUICK BASE TURN. WE WERE TOO HIGH AND FAST FOR A STABILIZED APCH, SO WE WENT AROUND. TWR SENT US BACK TO APCH CTL AND CLBED US UP TO 3000 FT MSL. AGAIN ON THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY 2R AT 3000 FT, THE CTLR (APCH) SARCASTICALLY SAID, 'FLT NUMBER, DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A LOCK ON THE ARPT THIS TIME?' I REPLIED THAT WE DID AND THAT ON THE PREVIOUS APCH, THE BASE LEG HE HAD REQUIRED WAS TOO CLOSE. HE REPLIED, 'IF YOU CAN GET TO THE ARPT, I'LL CLR YOU.' I CALLED THE ARPT, HE CLRED US FOR ANOTHER VISUAL AND HE TURNED US OVER TO TWR. WHEN WE CALLED TWR, HE SAID THAT WE HAD BEEN CONFUSED AND THAT WE SHOULD FLY A 180 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 3000 FT. WE COMPLIED. WHILE CLBING, HE ASKED IF WE HAD AN ASTRA JET IN SIGHT AND I RPTED THIS TO TWR. HE THEN SWITCHED US BACK TO OUR PREVIOUS FREQ. THE APCH CTLR TOOK US S ABOUT 10 MI, TURNED US AROUND AGAIN, CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 2C. TWR CLRED US TO LAND RWY 2C. APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 2C NORMAL.

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.