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ZZZ tower controller reported a military uav exited the delta airspace against current agreements between the FAA and military.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1471566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Data / Clearance Delivery |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The military recently started flying MQ9 unmanned drones at ZZZ. We were directed by FAA headquarters that if the MQ9 exited the class D surface area we had to file a report. The MQ9 was instructed to go to hold so local control could get some departures out. I witnessed the MQ9 exit the class D surface area. I questioned the atm (air traffic manager) and the flm (frontline manager) about filing a report and was pretty much told not to worry about it. As of right now; the flm and atm have not filed a report; which is in direct violation of what FAA headquarters has told our facility. I recommend that the military terminate the flying of MQ9's at ZZZ. Every time the military has a coa/LOA with us they violate them; and our management just 'sweeps it under the rug.' flying the MQ9's at ZZZ puts an inherent risk on others using the national airspace system and to me as a pilot does not seem safe; especially with the amount of commercial traffic at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZZZ Tower Controller reported a military UAV exited the Delta airspace against current agreements between the FAA and military.
Narrative: The military recently started flying MQ9 unmanned drones at ZZZ. We were directed by FAA HQ that if the MQ9 exited the Class D surface area we had to file a report. The MQ9 was instructed to go to hold so Local Control could get some departures out. I witnessed the MQ9 exit the class D surface area. I questioned the ATM (Air Traffic Manager) and the FLM (Frontline Manager) about filing a report and was pretty much told not to worry about it. As of right now; the FLM and ATM have not filed a report; which is in direct violation of what FAA HQ has told our facility. I recommend that the military terminate the flying of MQ9's at ZZZ. Every time the military has a COA/LOA with us they violate them; and our management just 'sweeps it under the rug.' Flying the MQ9's at ZZZ puts an inherent risk on others using the national airspace system and to me as a pilot does not seem safe; especially with the amount of commercial traffic at ZZZ.
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.