A319 captain complains that ATC keeps them too high when vectoring for the RNAV 29L approach at tus.

Attributes
ACN	797698
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus.airport
State Reference	AZ
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	797698
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : tus.tracon

Narrative:

Every time I have gone to tus and they are landing on runway 29L; I have not been able to get down in a safe manner due to the mandatory altitude of 5300 ft on the approach for the RNAV runway 29L when being vectored. Kept trying to get lower altitude. We ended up getting cleared for the visual approach and were still fighting to get down. ATC keeps us up too high (possibly because of MVA's). ATC needs to be aware that we need to cross the mandatory altitude at 180 KTS without using spoilers or gear. Possibly en route vectors to an area that allows lower altitudes sooner (wider approach area).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CAPTAIN COMPLAINS THAT ATC KEEPS THEM TOO HIGH WHEN VECTORING FOR THE RNAV 29L APCH AT TUS.

Narrative: EVERY TIME I HAVE GONE TO TUS AND THEY ARE LNDG ON RWY 29L; I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET DOWN IN A SAFE MANNER DUE TO THE MANDATORY ALT OF 5300 FT ON THE APCH FOR THE RNAV RWY 29L WHEN BEING VECTORED. KEPT TRYING TO GET LOWER ALT. WE ENDED UP GETTING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH AND WERE STILL FIGHTING TO GET DOWN. ATC KEEPS US UP TOO HIGH (POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF MVA'S). ATC NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT WE NEED TO CROSS THE MANDATORY ALT AT 180 KTS WITHOUT USING SPOILERS OR GEAR. POSSIBLY ENRTE VECTORS TO AN AREA THAT ALLOWS LOWER ALTS SOONER (WIDER APCH AREA).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.