Aircraft conducting training at the airport failed to report position as required by ATC.

Attributes
ACN	147149
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aby
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : aby
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller non radar : 25 controller radar : 25 controller supervisory : 6
ASRS Report	147149
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

MTR, making a series of practice VFR INS approachs under control of ZJX. After completing an ILS approach, the MTR turned north to the VOR 8 mi north of airport. Center got aby tower approval for MTR to transition to final approach fix (ab) putney 6 southwest of approach runway 04 at 2100'. Next contact with the aircraft by the tower was when the MTR was on 1 mi final runway 04, opp direction to runway in use. No coordination was effected by the center on this maneuver. They (ZJX) said that en route to putney, the MTR made a turn halfway between airport and putney (3 mi), reported over putney inbound. Center was supposedly monitoring the approach. Aircraft violated air traffic area. Center did not coordinate in a timely manner. Fortunately there was no opp traffic. The next approach the MTR made was a VFR approach to runway 16. The aircraft reported over the VOR, 8 mi out, and was told to report 3 mi. Traffic was departing runway 22 and 16. The MTR never reported and traffic was sequenced around him. The MTR was advised that the tower has no radar (BRITE scope) and the reporting pints requested by the tower were important to traffic, especially when it is opp. The MTR decided to depart the area. Extensive itinerant traffic and military practicing at this airport warrants a BRITE scope.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT CONDUCTING TRAINING AT THE ARPT FAILED TO REPORT POSITION AS REQUIRED BY ATC.

Narrative: MTR, MAKING A SERIES OF PRACTICE VFR INS APCHS UNDER CTL OF ZJX. AFTER COMPLETING AN ILS APCH, THE MTR TURNED N TO THE VOR 8 MI N OF ARPT. CENTER GOT ABY TWR APPROVAL FOR MTR TO TRANSITION TO FINAL APCH FIX (AB) PUTNEY 6 SW OF APCH RWY 04 AT 2100'. NEXT CONTACT WITH THE ACFT BY THE TWR WAS WHEN THE MTR WAS ON 1 MI FINAL RWY 04, OPP DIRECTION TO RWY IN USE. NO COORD WAS EFFECTED BY THE CENTER ON THIS MANEUVER. THEY (ZJX) SAID THAT ENRTE TO PUTNEY, THE MTR MADE A TURN HALFWAY BTWN ARPT AND PUTNEY (3 MI), RPTED OVER PUTNEY INBND. CENTER WAS SUPPOSEDLY MONITORING THE APCH. ACFT VIOLATED ATA. CENTER DID NOT COORDINATE IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO OPP TFC. THE NEXT APCH THE MTR MADE WAS A VFR APCH TO RWY 16. THE ACFT RPTED OVER THE VOR, 8 MI OUT, AND WAS TOLD TO RPT 3 MI. TFC WAS DEPARTING RWY 22 AND 16. THE MTR NEVER RPTED AND TFC WAS SEQUENCED AROUND HIM. THE MTR WAS ADVISED THAT THE TWR HAS NO RADAR (BRITE SCOPE) AND THE RPTING PINTS REQUESTED BY THE TWR WERE IMPORTANT TO TFC, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS OPP. THE MTR DECIDED TO DEPART THE AREA. EXTENSIVE ITINERANT TFC AND MIL PRACTICING AT THIS ARPT WARRANTS A BRITE SCOPE.

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.