Military supervisor controller turns off gca radar while active aircraft are being worked on final by gca controller for radar failure training.

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Attributes
ACN	140772
Time
Date	199003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ndz
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : ndz
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : military
ASRS Report	140772
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Gca supervisor turned off radar for training while working aircraft on 3 mi gca final. This is an on-going, dangerous problem. It has been reported to our supervisors before, but the radar still keeps being turned off working live traffic for non radar training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL SUPVR CTLR TURNS OFF GCA RADAR WHILE ACTIVE ACFT ARE BEING WORKED ON FINAL BY GCA CTLR FOR RADAR FAILURE TRAINING.

Narrative: GCA SUPVR TURNED OFF RADAR FOR TRNING WHILE WORKING ACFT ON 3 MI GCA FINAL. THIS IS AN ON-GOING, DANGEROUS PROB. IT HAS BEEN RPTED TO OUR SUPVRS BEFORE, BUT THE RADAR STILL KEEPS BEING TURNED OFF WORKING LIVE TFC FOR NON RADAR TRNING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.