Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40; Flight Crew Total 15000; Flight Crew Type 1000
Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure; Distraction
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors; Procedure
IFR flight to AEG; cleared for visual approach. I needed rapid descent because ATC kept me high probably because they did not take note of what airport I was going to; but none the less I was descending at a very high rate to be able to land at AEG when passing through approximately 7500 msl at a rate of over -4000 ft/min the controller said to maintain 8000. I tried to arrest my rapid descent as best I could (my only passenger is 93 years old and was just released from the emergency room) without getting aerobatic about it and immediately notified the controller of the impossibility of compliance with the altitude clearance request of 8000. Then the controller asked me to do a right 360 turn; which I did immediately; while getting into a climb and trying to find out what he wants. The controller confesses that he thought I was going to Skyport; which pretty much explains why he left me so high and didn't know where I was going when he cleared my for the visual approach. I then canceled IFR and was not able to contact him further; so I switched to AEG tower and followed instructions to land on runway 17. After landing; the ground control gave me a number to call concerning a possible pilot deviation. I called the number and the controller came on and apologized for not knowing what airport I was filed for and cleared to. I started to explain about how that works from the cockpit with a 93 year old sick passenger and he said that he didn't have time for this and hung up. I tried to call back and there was no answer. He did say that he was still working the position; so I guess that makes sense.
Light turbojet aircraft pilot reported they were instructed to maintain an altitude they had already passed while descending at 4500 FPM.