Narrative:

Controllers at prc ATC tower are required to approve practice instrument approachs to prc. However, prc ATC tower is not radar equipped and most of the flight path of these aircraft is in abq ARTCC airspace. Therefore, it is not possible for prc ATC tower to advise aircraft of all traffic known to the FAA. Prc ATC tower is unable to provide traffic information as required by 7210.3I, paragraph 1234, due to the lack of BRITE radar and the vol of traffic. Abq ARTCC is also providing VFR advisories to both VFR and IFR aircraft in this same airspace. The controllers at prc ATC tower are being encouraged to use IFR phraseology from the controller's handbook. However, they are not IFR controllers. Prc ATC tower does not provide approach control service. This is misleading to the flying public. Flight crews are being misled into believing that advisory services are being provided that are not. Corrective action: aircraft requesting practice instrument approachs to prc should be instructed to contact the approach control service, abq ARTCC. IFR sep should be applied in accordance with 7210.3I, paragraph 833. In a non radar environment this will mean only 1 aircraft on an approach at a time. Aircraft that wish to conduct such approachs west/O IFR sep should be informed by prc ATC tower to report outside the air traffic area inbound for a straight in to the appropriate runway. No IFR phraseology should be used. This should make it clear to the flight crew what services are being provided from which facility.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CONFUSION EXISTS AT FAC AS TO WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING IFR SEPARATION FOR PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCHS.

Narrative: CTLRS AT PRC ATC TWR ARE REQUIRED TO APPROVE PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCHS TO PRC. HOWEVER, PRC ATC TWR IS NOT RADAR EQUIPPED AND MOST OF THE FLT PATH OF THESE ACFT IS IN ABQ ARTCC AIRSPACE. THEREFORE, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR PRC ATC TWR TO ADVISE ACFT OF ALL TFC KNOWN TO THE FAA. PRC ATC TWR IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE TFC INFO AS REQUIRED BY 7210.3I, PARAGRAPH 1234, DUE TO THE LACK OF BRITE RADAR AND THE VOL OF TFC. ABQ ARTCC IS ALSO PROVIDING VFR ADVISORIES TO BOTH VFR AND IFR ACFT IN THIS SAME AIRSPACE. THE CTLRS AT PRC ATC TWR ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO USE IFR PHRASEOLOGY FROM THE CTLR'S HANDBOOK. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT IFR CTLRS. PRC ATC TWR DOES NOT PROVIDE APCH CTL SVC. THIS IS MISLEADING TO THE FLYING PUBLIC. FLT CREWS ARE BEING MISLED INTO BELIEVING THAT ADVISORY SVCS ARE BEING PROVIDED THAT ARE NOT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ACFT REQUESTING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCHS TO PRC SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT THE APCH CTL SVC, ABQ ARTCC. IFR SEP SHOULD BE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 7210.3I, PARAGRAPH 833. IN A NON RADAR ENVIRONMENT THIS WILL MEAN ONLY 1 ACFT ON AN APCH AT A TIME. ACFT THAT WISH TO CONDUCT SUCH APCHS W/O IFR SEP SHOULD BE INFORMED BY PRC ATC TWR TO RPT OUTSIDE THE ATA INBND FOR A STRAIGHT IN TO THE APPROPRIATE RWY. NO IFR PHRASEOLOGY SHOULD BE USED. THIS SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE FLT CREW WHAT SVCS ARE BEING PROVIDED FROM WHICH FAC.

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.