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Air carrier on approach to clt described a confused transfer to the tower instruction from ATC; listing non standard ATC phraseology as a causal factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 877728 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
During the approach to runway 18C in clt; about 20 miles out; we were given an approach clearance to 18C. At the end of the clearance the controller said; maintain 170kts until ozeji and contact tower. The first officer read back; maintain 170kts and contact tower at ozeji. As we were flying the approach; and about a mile or two out of ozeji; the first officer was about to contact tower; then ATC queried us and the first officer responded. Then ATC asked again 'air carrier X if you hear us identify and turn 270 degrees and climb to 4000' and we broke off the approach as requested. The first officer responded again with the heading and altitude and an identify. Cause; the event occurred because clt ATC is not standard in their phraseology and procedures. We understood and read back to maintain 170kts and contact tower at ozeji. Clt never has you switch to tower 20 miles out on an approach and often has you wait until 5 miles or less to switch to tower. Between the time ATC made this transmission to the time they gave us the missed instructions; there were about 15 miles. If they wanted us to switch to tower right away; why hadn't they contacted us until right before ozeji.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier on approach to CLT described a confused transfer to the tower instruction from ATC; listing non standard ATC phraseology as a causal factor.
Narrative: During the approach to Runway 18C in CLT; about 20 miles out; we were given an approach clearance to 18C. At the end of the clearance the Controller said; maintain 170kts until OZEJI and contact Tower. The First Officer read back; maintain 170kts and contact Tower at OZEJI. As we were flying the approach; and about a mile or two out of OZEJI; the First Officer was about to contact Tower; then ATC queried us and the First Officer responded. Then ATC asked again 'Air Carrier X if you hear us IDENT and turn 270 degrees and climb to 4000' and we broke off the approach as requested. The First Officer responded again with the heading and altitude and an IDENT. Cause; the event occurred because CLT ATC is not standard in their phraseology and procedures. We understood and read back to maintain 170kts and contact Tower at OZEJI. CLT never has you switch to Tower 20 miles out on an approach and often has you wait until 5 miles or less to switch to Tower. Between the time ATC made this transmission to the time they gave us the missed instructions; there were about 15 miles. If they wanted us to switch to Tower right away; why hadn't they contacted us until right before OZEJI.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.