Narrative:

An fgt, VFR, low level, entered the air traffic area, tree top level, came within 1/2 mi of the active runway, reduced visibility of 6 mi with haze, climbed to go over a low ridge just west of the airport, performed a very sharp 90 degree turn to the south. As a supervisor, I had the aircraft tracked to his home base. I received 3 phone calls personally and the facility received 6 more calls after I left. Everyone seems to want to bury the incident. I would not have notified military liaison, FSDO and the FAA regional communication center if I didn't think it warranted the incident report. Just because it's military, it's supposed to be justified. I resent getting phone calls concerning my actions. I'm a 35 year aviation professional doing my job. Supplemental information from acn 113242: this is another case of complete disregard for FARS and ATC procedures, by military flight crews. Marginal VFR conditions. Very hazy. VFR aircraft were picking up the airport from 304 mi out. An small aircraft was inbound VFR from the northwest. At approximately 6 mi, he reported traffic below him in sight (radar approach never picked up this target until the aircraft was in the air traffic area). It was an fgt. The tower observed the fgt climbing from behind a low ridge. The fgt was well within the air traffic area. The fgt was within 1/2 mi of the departure end of our active runway 31. The fgt was never in contact with approach control or the tower. Tower transmitted on our VHF/UHF and guard for the unidentified military aircraft, with no reply. We also radar tracked the target. Phl approach then continued the track to nxx and the call sign of fgt X was forwarded to us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FGT ENTERED THE ATA AT LOW LEVEL AND CAME WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF THE RWY WITHOUT ESTABLISHING RADIO COM OR RECEIVING PRIOR APPROVAL.

Narrative: AN FGT, VFR, LOW LEVEL, ENTERED THE ATA, TREE TOP LEVEL, CAME WITHIN 1/2 MI OF THE ACTIVE RWY, REDUCED VISIBILITY OF 6 MI WITH HAZE, CLIMBED TO GO OVER A LOW RIDGE JUST W OF THE ARPT, PERFORMED A VERY SHARP 90 DEG TURN TO THE S. AS A SUPVR, I HAD THE ACFT TRACKED TO HIS HOME BASE. I RECEIVED 3 PHONE CALLS PERSONALLY AND THE FAC RECEIVED 6 MORE CALLS AFTER I LEFT. EVERYONE SEEMS TO WANT TO BURY THE INCIDENT. I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTIFIED MIL LIAISON, FSDO AND THE FAA REGIONAL COM CENTER IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WARRANTED THE INCIDENT REPORT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S MIL, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE JUSTIFIED. I RESENT GETTING PHONE CALLS CONCERNING MY ACTIONS. I'M A 35 YEAR AVIATION PROFESSIONAL DOING MY JOB. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 113242: THIS IS ANOTHER CASE OF COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR FARS AND ATC PROCS, BY MIL FLT CREWS. MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS. VERY HAZY. VFR ACFT WERE PICKING UP THE ARPT FROM 304 MI OUT. AN SMA WAS INBND VFR FROM THE NW. AT APPROX 6 MI, HE REPORTED TFC BELOW HIM IN SIGHT (RADAR APCH NEVER PICKED UP THIS TARGET UNTIL THE ACFT WAS IN THE ATA). IT WAS AN FGT. THE TWR OBSERVED THE FGT CLIMBING FROM BEHIND A LOW RIDGE. THE FGT WAS WELL WITHIN THE ATA. THE FGT WAS WITHIN 1/2 MI OF THE DEP END OF OUR ACTIVE RWY 31. THE FGT WAS NEVER IN CONTACT WITH APCH CTL OR THE TWR. TWR TRANSMITTED ON OUR VHF/UHF AND GUARD FOR THE UNIDENTIFIED MIL ACFT, WITH NO REPLY. WE ALSO RADAR TRACKED THE TARGET. PHL APCH THEN CONTINUED THE TRACK TO NXX AND THE CALL SIGN OF FGT X WAS FORWARDED TO US.

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.