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C177 pilot expecting runway 25 at phf for landing is cleared to land on runway 20. Pilot is unable runway 20 and tower changes back to runway 25.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 741036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phf.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phf.tower tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 550 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 741036 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
ATIS was specifying visual approach in use to runway 25; departures on runway 20 and 25. Norfolk approach gave me vectors for the visual to runway 25. When I contacted phf tower; they told me runway 20 and follow a cessna on short final. At my position and altitude there was no way to accomplish that and they cleared me to land runway 25. There was an obvious disconnect between the tower and approach on what the active runway was. Even VFR pilots getting the ATIS would have set up for the wrong runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C177 PLT EXPECTING RWY 25 AT PHF FOR LNDG IS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 20. PLT IS UNABLE RWY 20 AND TWR CHANGES BACK TO RWY 25.
Narrative: ATIS WAS SPECIFYING VISUAL APCH IN USE TO RWY 25; DEPARTURES ON RWY 20 AND 25. NORFOLK APCH GAVE ME VECTORS FOR THE VISUAL TO RWY 25. WHEN I CONTACTED PHF TOWER; THEY TOLD ME RWY 20 AND FOLLOW A CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL. AT MY POSITION AND ALTITUDE THERE WAS NO WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AND THEY CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 25. THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE TOWER AND APCH ON WHAT THE ACTIVE RWY WAS. EVEN VFR PLTS GETTING THE ATIS WOULD HAVE SET UP FOR THE WRONG RWY.
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.