<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1418457, January 2017

Cpr local controller reported the approach controller was being handed off an aircraft from the center indicating 100 feet below the MVA. He ordered the approach controller to not take the handoff until the aircraft was in a lower MVA.

Attributes
ACN	1418457
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CPR.Tower
State Reference	WY
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Local Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Person 2
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

I was on local control as controller in charge. I noticed that aircraft X was coming in at an altitude lower than the minimum vectoring altitude (MVA) the aircraft was in. I pulled a full route of the flight plan to see if the aircraft was filed on a victor airway and aircraft X was not; the aircraft was filed at 11000 feet. I instructed the approach controller to wait until the aircraft cleared the MVA to take the handoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR Local Controller reported the Approach Controller was being handed off an aircraft from the Center indicating 100 feet below the MVA. He ordered the Approach Controller to not take the handoff until the aircraft was in a lower MVA.

Narrative: I was on Local Control as Controller in Charge. I noticed that Aircraft X was coming in at an altitude lower than the Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) the aircraft was in. I pulled a full route of the flight plan to see if the aircraft was filed on a Victor Airway and Aircraft X was not; the aircraft was filed at 11000 feet. I instructed the Approach Controller to wait until the aircraft cleared the MVA to take the handoff.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.