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ZLA center controller reported vectoring an aircraft into an area with a higher mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1524440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Lancair Columbia |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was enroute at FL080. I believe I had received this aircraft from yuma approach at FL080. Near pillo intersection; I vectored him twenty right to enter sct's airspace north of pillo intersection per sops and was working a semi-complex situation on the opposite side of the scope requiring international coordination. I initiated the handoff on aircraft X and saw the MSAW (minimum safe altitude warning) alert flash 8;800 ft. I climbed him to FL090. I was working without a d-side which this sector should not be staffed without a dside during a weekday day shift.I worked at ZLA ten years ago and 8;000 ft was always the altitude to send props into the san diego basin area. This specific mia (minimum IFR altitude) has changed. As I understand a tower has been installed and the mia was increased for this; now the altitude for everyone entering san basin is 10;000 ft. I was busy and distracted with other aircraft; reverted back to the old mia and failed to climb the aircraft to the correct altitude. I did ask the pilot if he had the terrain in sight; which he verified he did.sector 9 at la center needs a d-side during the week. Due to the severe staffing shortage; this sector is normally without a d-side. It also gets combined with sector 12 which is absolutely unsafe to due frequency congestion and the large area coverage expected from one controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLA Center Controller reported vectoring an aircraft into an area with a higher MIA.
Narrative: Aircraft X was enroute at FL080. I believe I had received this aircraft from Yuma Approach at FL080. Near PILLO intersection; I vectored him twenty right to enter SCT's airspace north of PILLO intersection per SOPs and was working a semi-complex situation on the opposite side of the scope requiring international coordination. I initiated the handoff on Aircraft X and saw the MSAW (Minimum Safe Altitude Warning) alert flash 8;800 ft. I climbed him to FL090. I was working without a D-side which this sector should not be staffed without a Dside during a weekday day shift.I worked at ZLA ten years ago and 8;000 ft was always the altitude to send props into the San Diego Basin area. This specific MIA (Minimum IFR Altitude) has changed. As I understand a tower has been installed and the MIA was increased for this; now the altitude for everyone entering SAN Basin is 10;000 ft. I was busy and distracted with other aircraft; reverted back to the old MIA and failed to climb the aircraft to the correct altitude. I did ask the pilot if he had the terrain in sight; which he verified he did.Sector 9 at LA Center needs a D-side during the week. Due to the severe staffing shortage; this sector is normally without a D-side. It also gets combined with Sector 12 which is absolutely unsafe to due frequency congestion and the large area coverage expected from one controller.
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.