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C172 declined to comply with hio local controller's instructions because of lack of confidence in past hio ATC performances.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 663490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hio.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 663490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Hillsboro airport is a busy GA airport with a mix of traffic ranging from helicopter's and small training airplanes to airliner sized jets. The tower has developed procedures which may be expedient in the short term; but have led to inconsistency and confusion. There have been runway incursions and near midair collision's caused by tower shuffling takeoff and landing order. I have been told I was #5; cleared to land; with no way of tracking 1 through 4. I have been on final within the airport perimeter and told to go around because traffic behind me was dangerously close; while no TA's had been given to the following traffic. On this occasion; I was told I was #2 for departure; then told I was #3; then asked (not told); if I could; taxi down the active runway to re-enter the takeoff queue. With the history of tower-caused runway incursions; I declined to taxi on the active runway during a busy takeoff and landing without being positive tower had a grasp on the traffic and chose to hold my position on the taxiway until positive.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 DECLINED TO COMPLY WITH HIO LCL CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN PAST HIO ATC PERFORMANCES.
Narrative: HILLSBORO ARPT IS A BUSY GA ARPT WITH A MIX OF TFC RANGING FROM HELI'S AND SMALL TRAINING AIRPLANES TO AIRLINER SIZED JETS. THE TWR HAS DEVELOPED PROCS WHICH MAY BE EXPEDIENT IN THE SHORT TERM; BUT HAVE LED TO INCONSISTENCY AND CONFUSION. THERE HAVE BEEN RWY INCURSIONS AND NMAC'S CAUSED BY TWR SHUFFLING TKOF AND LNDG ORDER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD I WAS #5; CLRED TO LAND; WITH NO WAY OF TRACKING 1 THROUGH 4. I HAVE BEEN ON FINAL WITHIN THE ARPT PERIMETER AND TOLD TO GO AROUND BECAUSE TFC BEHIND ME WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE; WHILE NO TA'S HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING TFC. ON THIS OCCASION; I WAS TOLD I WAS #2 FOR DEP; THEN TOLD I WAS #3; THEN ASKED (NOT TOLD); IF I COULD; TAXI DOWN THE ACTIVE RWY TO RE-ENTER THE TKOF QUEUE. WITH THE HISTORY OF TWR-CAUSED RWY INCURSIONS; I DECLINED TO TAXI ON THE ACTIVE RWY DURING A BUSY TKOF AND LNDG WITHOUT BEING POSITIVE TWR HAD A GRASP ON THE TFC AND CHOSE TO HOLD MY POS ON THE TXWY UNTIL POSITIVE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.