Small Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 6500; Flight Crew Type 4500
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Airborne Conflict; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
Upon arrival in SHV terminal on IFR; I was given vectors to cross the south departure end of SHV Runway 14 en route to DTN. Prior to crossing; SHV I called visual on DTN. I was aware of another aircraft en route from ASL expecting them to be northwest of DTN. After crossing SHV Approach turned me north 350 and descended me to 2;000. There was little communication traffic on approach; 119.1 but the controller had me continue at 2;000 crossing the north end of 14 of DTN. At that time he cleared me for a visual to 14 and to call Tower. As I dropped the gear and began my turn to land I called DTN Tower and was immediately told not to descend as the other aircraft was on final ahead of me and 500 FT below. I returned to my altitude and extended my turn to final. I was cleared to follow the other aircraft to 14. I called the SHV Approach Control upon returning to my home base and spoke with the supervisor who took my information and promised to look into the situation. I advised that I would be filing a NASA form. I was particularly frustrated with approach by driving me over DTN and then clearing me for a visual when I was over the airport heading away from the airport and could not see the runway for several minutes and...clearing me for a visual descent and landing into opposing; incoming traffic. [This was] very poor planning on the controller's part.
IFR Corporate aircraft on descent for DTN experienced a conflict event noting frustration with the ATC services provided given the known existing conditions.