Military pilot entered air traffic area without clearance. Pilot deviation. Situation. This is an on...

Attributes
ACN	130797
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsm
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fsm
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	130792
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	130797
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was working approach/departure control and observed an aircraft 12 mi west of the airport squawking XXXX sebnd at low altitude (mode C). The aircraft reached a point 10 south of the airport and turned northbound. The aircraft entered the air traffic area at 800' and was spotted by local controller using binoculars. The aircraft had no lights visible. Supplemental information from acn 130742: I observed the aircraft (military helicopter) in the air traffic area west/O lights. The aircraft was inside the airport traffic pattern, 1 mi south of the final approach course for runway 25. I broadcast on 243.0 several times for the military pilot to contact me. The aircraft proceeded southbound and re-entered the air traffic area about 10 mins later. The pilot finally contacted me after another broadcast on 243.0, and I idented him as military helicopter. The pilot violated both far 91 and our letter of agreement with the military garrison fort chaffee. Per the letter of agreement, all military pilots are to be briefed on the operating procedures in the fort chaffee area. This is an ongoing problem. I feel the pilots are still not getting the proper information. Returning to acn 130797: the supervisor on duty called fort chaffee, who said they didn't know who the aircraft was. Later the aircraft called on ground control and was positively idented as military helicopter. The pilot advised he was unfamiliar with the helipads at fort chaffee and was directed by ground control (using the south radar scope) to them. The aircraft then landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL PLT ENTERED ATA WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT DEVIATION. SITUATION. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MIL HELICOPTER PLTS IN THE FSM ATA.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING APCH/DEP CTL AND OBSERVED AN ACFT 12 MI W OF THE ARPT SQUAWKING XXXX SEBND AT LOW ALT (MODE C). THE ACFT REACHED A POINT 10 S OF THE ARPT AND TURNED NBND. THE ACFT ENTERED THE ATA AT 800' AND WAS SPOTTED BY LCL CTLR USING BINOCULARS. THE ACFT HAD NO LIGHTS VISIBLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 130742: I OBSERVED THE ACFT (MIL HELI) IN THE ATA W/O LIGHTS. THE ACFT WAS INSIDE THE ARPT TFC PATTERN, 1 MI S OF THE FINAL APCH COURSE FOR RWY 25. I BROADCAST ON 243.0 SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE MIL PLT TO CONTACT ME. THE ACFT PROCEEDED SBND AND RE-ENTERED THE ATA ABOUT 10 MINS LATER. THE PLT FINALLY CONTACTED ME AFTER ANOTHER BROADCAST ON 243.0, AND I IDENTED HIM AS MIL HELI. THE PLT VIOLATED BOTH FAR 91 AND OUR LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE MIL GARRISON FORT CHAFFEE. PER THE LETTER OF AGREEMENT, ALL MIL PLTS ARE TO BE BRIEFED ON THE OPERATING PROCS IN THE FORT CHAFFEE AREA. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB. I FEEL THE PLTS ARE STILL NOT GETTING THE PROPER INFO. RETURNING TO ACN 130797: THE SUPVR ON DUTY CALLED FORT CHAFFEE, WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE ACFT WAS. LATER THE ACFT CALLED ON GND CTL AND WAS POSITIVELY IDENTED AS MIL HELI. THE PLT ADVISED HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE HELIPADS AT FORT CHAFFEE AND WAS DIRECTED BY GND CTL (USING THE S RADAR SCOPE) TO THEM. THE ACFT THEN LANDED.

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.

Military pilot entered air traffic area without clearance. Pilot deviation. Situation. This is an ongoing problem with military helicopter pilots in the fsm air traffic area.