Late frequency change on atx to the tower by military approach control facility.

Attributes
ACN	144964
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : nqx tower : eyw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 5
ASRS Report	144964
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Atx X called eyw ATCT over the eyw VOR. This was his initial call and over the VOR is well inside the eyw air traffic area. When advised that this was a little late to call, he said the navy key west just switched him and in fact he had to remind them to switch him. He was the only aircraft I was talking to at the time. This problem appears to be increasing here at eyw. It is happening once or twice a week that I'm aware of. These are just the ones I observe or that people tell me. I tell them to fill out NASA reports, but most controllers here won't for various reasons. This time it was no problem because there was no other aircraft around. But we have had aircraft on final and talking to them because nqx forgot to switch them over. Now that is very dangerous. The atm is aware of the problem, but nothing seems to be improving.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LATE FREQ CHANGE ON ATX TO THE TWR BY MIL APCH CTL FAC.

Narrative: ATX X CALLED EYW ATCT OVER THE EYW VOR. THIS WAS HIS INITIAL CALL AND OVER THE VOR IS WELL INSIDE THE EYW ATA. WHEN ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A LITTLE LATE TO CALL, HE SAID THE NAVY KEY WEST JUST SWITCHED HIM AND IN FACT HE HAD TO REMIND THEM TO SWITCH HIM. HE WAS THE ONLY ACFT I WAS TALKING TO AT THE TIME. THIS PROB APPEARS TO BE INCREASING HERE AT EYW. IT IS HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A WK THAT I'M AWARE OF. THESE ARE JUST THE ONES I OBSERVE OR THAT PEOPLE TELL ME. I TELL THEM TO FILL OUT NASA RPTS, BUT MOST CTLRS HERE WON'T FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THIS TIME IT WAS NO PROB BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER ACFT AROUND. BUT WE HAVE HAD ACFT ON FINAL AND TALKING TO THEM BECAUSE NQX FORGOT TO SWITCH THEM OVER. NOW THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE ATM IS AWARE OF THE PROB, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE IMPROVING.

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.