GA small aircraft heading deviation entering ahd and excursion from clearance altitude.

Attributes
ACN	99234
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cou
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2700 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cou tower : cou
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 1050
ASRS Report	99234
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Request for instrument clearance to VFR underneath. After long delay finally ZKC cleared to new columbia VOR, descent and maintain 3000', hold on 090 degree right, right turns 1 min # legs. Required a very rapid descent and was slightly north of VOR when passed by. Approach/tower (no radar) said, 'is that you northeast?' we confirmed, started our turn inbound, cleared to land with visual, student now flying under VFR night (underneath) back towards the airport. Student did get a little lower than I wanted him to and I had him back to altitude. Tower said, 'say altitude.' it was none of the tower's business. We were flying the plane and did not need the tower assistance. I will see that the student does right west/O his bothering the student. In the last several months ATC (both center and towers) are trying to exercise dominating trends to try to exasperate pilots so they can hope there is something they can report and create a violation and take credit for as a write up. Do we still live in the USA.? I wonder. If it really was a violation of some type, FAA considers guilty until proven innocent instead of american 'innocent until proven guilty.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA HEADING DEVIATION ENTERING AHD AND EXCURSION FROM CLRNC ALT.

Narrative: REQUEST FOR INSTRUMENT CLRNC TO VFR UNDERNEATH. AFTER LONG DELAY FINALLY ZKC CLRED TO NEW COLUMBIA VOR, DSCNT AND MAINTAIN 3000', HOLD ON 090 DEG R, RIGHT TURNS 1 MIN # LEGS. REQUIRED A VERY RAPID DSCNT AND WAS SLIGHTLY N OF VOR WHEN PASSED BY. APCH/TWR (NO RADAR) SAID, 'IS THAT YOU NE?' WE CONFIRMED, STARTED OUR TURN INBND, CLRED TO LAND WITH VISUAL, STUDENT NOW FLYING UNDER VFR NIGHT (UNDERNEATH) BACK TOWARDS THE ARPT. STUDENT DID GET A LITTLE LOWER THAN I WANTED HIM TO AND I HAD HIM BACK TO ALT. TWR SAID, 'SAY ALT.' IT WAS NONE OF THE TWR'S BUSINESS. WE WERE FLYING THE PLANE AND DID NOT NEED THE TWR ASSISTANCE. I WILL SEE THAT THE STUDENT DOES RIGHT W/O HIS BOTHERING THE STUDENT. IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ATC (BOTH CENTER AND TWRS) ARE TRYING TO EXERCISE DOMINATING TRENDS TO TRY TO EXASPERATE PLTS SO THEY CAN HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THEY CAN RPT AND CREATE A VIOLATION AND TAKE CREDIT FOR AS A WRITE UP. DO WE STILL LIVE IN THE U.S.A.? I WONDER. IF IT REALLY WAS A VIOLATION OF SOME TYPE, FAA CONSIDERS GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT INSTEAD OF AMERICAN 'INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.'

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