An over-zealous unicom operator was creating a hazardous condition while attempting to act as an air...

Attributes
ACN	594383
Time
Date	200309
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x59.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 1195 flight time type : 720
ASRS Report	594383
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	594990
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : x59.airport

Narrative:

The event/situation occurred at the valkaria, fl airport (X59) during the hours near noon. I flew my first flight of the day, and was on my second flight when the unicom operator came on duty. He immediately started talking on the radio giving unsolicited advice, such as 'runway is clear and it's all yours.' I had not asked for any information about runway or anything else. I had announced that I was back taxiing runway 14 for immediate takeoff on runway 14. During the next several flts this unicom operator continued to pass out unsolicited advice to anybody and everybody. He was trying to play aircraft controller by telling 'aircraft on downwind,' 'aircraft on final' and on and on. In one case there were 3 aircraft in the traffic pattern. I was one of them, and 4 aircraft doing a flyby at 1000 ft over runway 14. The unicom operator was telling them about noise abatement over the houses east of the airport. At that point I told him 'mr X, you are messing things up.' I don't know if that is why he finally slowed down but I didn't hear much from him after that. I think someone else may have talked to him also. This man has been talked to before at this airport about trying to play aircraft controller but he continues to do so. In the interest of safety I think this man should be gone from the airport before he causes someone to get hurt. This man is bad news. Supplemental information from acn 594990: the county official on duty at X59, valkaria airport, mr X, was offering unsolicited advice to aircraft in the pattern, was stepping on aircraft giving their position reports. Mr X's xmissions were directly interfering with the orderly flow of aircraft in the volunteer operation. I have suggested that valkaria unicom remain silent with 2 exceptions: 1) if requested for airport advisories or 2) to alert aircraft of impending disaster. This is a non-twred airport and the unicom should not be used as an ATC medium.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN OVER-ZEALOUS UNICOM OPERATOR WAS CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACT AS AN AIR TFC CTLR AT A NON TWRED ARPT AT X59, FL.

Narrative: THE EVENT/SIT OCCURRED AT THE VALKARIA, FL ARPT (X59) DURING THE HRS NEAR NOON. I FLEW MY FIRST FLT OF THE DAY, AND WAS ON MY SECOND FLT WHEN THE UNICOM OPERATOR CAME ON DUTY. HE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TALKING ON THE RADIO GIVING UNSOLICITED ADVICE, SUCH AS 'RWY IS CLR AND IT'S ALL YOURS.' I HAD NOT ASKED FOR ANY INFO ABOUT RWY OR ANYTHING ELSE. I HAD ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS BACK TAXIING RWY 14 FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF ON RWY 14. DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL FLTS THIS UNICOM OPERATOR CONTINUED TO PASS OUT UNSOLICITED ADVICE TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY. HE WAS TRYING TO PLAY ACFT CTLR BY TELLING 'ACFT ON DOWNWIND,' 'ACFT ON FINAL' AND ON AND ON. IN ONE CASE THERE WERE 3 ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN. I WAS ONE OF THEM, AND 4 ACFT DOING A FLYBY AT 1000 FT OVER RWY 14. THE UNICOM OPERATOR WAS TELLING THEM ABOUT NOISE ABATEMENT OVER THE HOUSES E OF THE ARPT. AT THAT POINT I TOLD HIM 'MR X, YOU ARE MESSING THINGS UP.' I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS WHY HE FINALLY SLOWED DOWN BUT I DIDN'T HEAR MUCH FROM HIM AFTER THAT. I THINK SOMEONE ELSE MAY HAVE TALKED TO HIM ALSO. THIS MAN HAS BEEN TALKED TO BEFORE AT THIS ARPT ABOUT TRYING TO PLAY ACFT CTLR BUT HE CONTINUES TO DO SO. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY I THINK THIS MAN SHOULD BE GONE FROM THE ARPT BEFORE HE CAUSES SOMEONE TO GET HURT. THIS MAN IS BAD NEWS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 594990: THE COUNTY OFFICIAL ON DUTY AT X59, VALKARIA ARPT, MR X, WAS OFFERING UNSOLICITED ADVICE TO ACFT IN THE PATTERN, WAS STEPPING ON ACFT GIVING THEIR POS RPTS. MR X'S XMISSIONS WERE DIRECTLY INTERFERING WITH THE ORDERLY FLOW OF ACFT IN THE VOLUNTEER OP. I HAVE SUGGESTED THAT VALKARIA UNICOM REMAIN SILENT WITH 2 EXCEPTIONS: 1) IF REQUESTED FOR ARPT ADVISORIES OR 2) TO ALERT ACFT OF IMPENDING DISASTER. THIS IS A NON-TWRED ARPT AND THE UNICOM SHOULD NOT BE USED AS AN ATC MEDIUM.

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.

An over-zealous unicom operator was creating a hazardous condition while attempting to act as an air traffic controller at a non twred airport at X59, fl.