ASRS 2053664
ACN 2053664 · 2023-11 · PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
PA-28 flight Instructor with student reported the Tower Controller issued them a heading in the traffic pattern that could have put them on a collision course with another aircraft.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ,
X, Y.
At ZZZ the tower instructed Aircraft X in front of a C150 on final. As PIC I determined that this instruction would have put us on a collision course with the aircraft on final. After listening to the ATC audio and reviewing the ADSB data I am still of the opinion that this would have caused undue hazard to the safety of our flight. I understand that mistakes do happen on ATC's part.
Analyst callback
Paraphrased notes from ASRS analyst follow-up calls with the reporter.
Reporter stated that they did not comply with the ATC issued heading because it would have caused a collision with the other traffic.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- ATC Issue
- Conflict
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Human Factors · Procedure
- Primary Problem
- Procedure
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