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Two tracon controllers reported a trainee vectored an aircraft below the minimum vectoring altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1527072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HSV.Airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was on a vector for an RNAV approach. Aircraft X was being revectored after an auto pilot issue during initial turn on. Aircraft X was issued a 090 heading and 3;000 feet. Myself; the trainee and the controller in charge (controller in charge) were all distracted with flight plan issues with another aircraft due to a radar outage at an adjacent sector. Aircraft X was close to the 3;700 foot minimum vectoring altitude (MVA) and was issued an immediate turn and climb to 4;000 feet. Aircraft X did not respond to the initial heading and altitude assignment. Aircraft X was reissued the turn and climb. Aircraft X entered the 3;700 foot MVA climbing through 3;400 feet and turning away from the MVA.radar outages increase workload exponentially. OJT instructor; trainee and controller in charge need to be more vigilant. The flight plan changes should have been delegated to another person so the radar controllers could focus in the active traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two Tracon Controllers reported a Trainee vectored an aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X was on a vector for an RNAV Approach. Aircraft X was being revectored after an auto pilot issue during initial turn on. Aircraft X was issued a 090 heading and 3;000 feet. Myself; the trainee and the Controller in Charge (CIC) were all distracted with flight plan issues with another aircraft due to a radar outage at an adjacent sector. Aircraft X was close to the 3;700 foot Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) and was issued an immediate turn and climb to 4;000 feet. Aircraft X did not respond to the initial heading and altitude assignment. Aircraft X was reissued the turn and climb. Aircraft X entered the 3;700 foot MVA climbing through 3;400 feet and turning away from the MVA.Radar outages increase workload exponentially. OJT Instructor; trainee and CIC need to be more vigilant. The flight plan changes should have been delegated to another person so the radar controllers could focus in the active traffic.
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.