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Data block on IFR small transport was inadvertently dropped. The track drop was intended for another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gll |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdv |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 118095 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Due to numerous data blocks created by mci feature on VFR aircraft in the vicinity of greeley weld county airport and using the track ball, the data block on small transport X was inadvertently dropped while trying to drop the data block on another aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DATA BLOCK ON IFR SMT WAS INADVERTENTLY DROPPED. THE TRACK DROP WAS INTENDED FOR ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: DUE TO NUMEROUS DATA BLOCKS CREATED BY MCI FEATURE ON VFR ACFT IN THE VICINITY OF GREELEY WELD COUNTY ARPT AND USING THE TRACK BALL, THE DATA BLOCK ON SMT X WAS INADVERTENTLY DROPPED WHILE TRYING TO DROP THE DATA BLOCK ON ANOTHER ACFT.
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.