Mlt came in close proximity to an small aircraft while making an approach.

Attributes
ACN	113887
Time
Date	198906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : geg
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : geg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 12 controller radar : 19 controller supervisory : 11
ASRS Report	113887
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Small aircraft X under approach control instructions was on a VFR approach to geg int'l airport. Small aircraft X finished approach and proceeded wbound heading 290 degree maintaining VFR. The aircraft passed northwest of fairchild AFB air traffic area. An mlt Y was on approach to fairchild AFB and 12 hours after incident, filed a near miss on small aircraft X. Researching the near miss form that was filed, indicates the 2 aircraft came in close proximity to each other, no traffic was exchanged as the aircraft targets never merged. Approved arsa separation is conflict resolution. Fairchild AFB contends that small aircraft X was in their air traffic area. Since the fairchild air traffic area is not depicted on geg radar, I contend the small aircraft X was clear of their area. And I also had their airspace released to me. No system deviation occurred. Resolution: depict fairchild air traffic area on radar scope so we know where it is. Rewrite geg-ska air traffic area letter for clarity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLT CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO AN SMA WHILE MAKING AN APCH.

Narrative: SMA X UNDER APCH CTL INSTRUCTIONS WAS ON A VFR APCH TO GEG INT'L ARPT. SMA X FINISHED APCH AND PROCEEDED WBOUND HDG 290 DEG MAINTAINING VFR. THE ACFT PASSED NW OF FAIRCHILD AFB ATA. AN MLT Y WAS ON APCH TO FAIRCHILD AFB AND 12 HRS AFTER INCIDENT, FILED A NEAR MISS ON SMA X. RESEARCHING THE NEAR MISS FORM THAT WAS FILED, INDICATES THE 2 ACFT CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO EACH OTHER, NO TFC WAS EXCHANGED AS THE ACFT TARGETS NEVER MERGED. APPROVED ARSA SEPARATION IS CONFLICT RESOLUTION. FAIRCHILD AFB CONTENDS THAT SMA X WAS IN THEIR ATA. SINCE THE FAIRCHILD ATA IS NOT DEPICTED ON GEG RADAR, I CONTEND THE SMA X WAS CLEAR OF THEIR AREA. AND I ALSO HAD THEIR AIRSPACE RELEASED TO ME. NO SYSTEM DEVIATION OCCURRED. RESOLUTION: DEPICT FAIRCHILD ATA ON RADAR SCOPE SO WE KNOW WHERE IT IS. REWRITE GEG-SKA ATA LETTER FOR CLARITY.

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.