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Miami TRACON controller reported an airborne conflict with a VFR aircraft and an air carrier inbound to fort lauderdale.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1576568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.TRACON |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2.9 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was inbound from our western arrival gate. A VFR was transitioning around the bravo; descending fairly rapidly through aircraft X's altitude. Approach saw the VFR and stopped aircraft X above the descending aircraft; who ended up proceeding and descending inbound to bct. This created a high; unstable; and unsafe approach for aircraft X. This should not have to be the normal procedure to evasive maneuver aircraft inbound to the 19th busiest airport; on parallel finals; [and] around vfrs who are allowed to fly all through both eastern approaches.fll airport is the 19th busiest airport in the USA; and one of the top 3 fastest growing; averaging 8% growth each of the last 5 years. Fll has a basic class C airspace surrounding it that is beyond out of date and unable to aid in the safety of its aircraft on the finals. Planes inbound to each of their parallel runways are not offered any sort of protection until within 5 miles of the field; which allows several dozen vfrs each day to climb; descend; and transition across each final; without ATC advisories creating a very dangerous; unsafe; and hazardous situation in the skies above. The fll class C is inadequate; out of date; and needs a major airspace change around it; whether a bigger charlie; or a full blown class B before it's too late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Miami TRACON Controller reported an airborne conflict with a VFR aircraft and an air carrier inbound to Fort Lauderdale.
Narrative: Aircraft X was inbound from our western arrival gate. A VFR was transitioning around the Bravo; descending fairly rapidly through Aircraft X's altitude. Approach saw the VFR and stopped Aircraft X above the descending aircraft; who ended up proceeding and descending inbound to BCT. This created a high; unstable; and unsafe approach for Aircraft X. This should not have to be the normal procedure to evasive maneuver aircraft inbound to the 19th busiest airport; on parallel finals; [and] around VFRs who are allowed to fly all through both eastern approaches.FLL airport is the 19th busiest airport in the USA; and one of the top 3 fastest growing; averaging 8% growth each of the last 5 years. FLL has a basic Class C airspace surrounding it that is beyond out of date and unable to aid in the safety of its aircraft on the finals. Planes inbound to each of their parallel runways are not offered any sort of protection until within 5 miles of the field; which allows several dozen VFRs each day to climb; descend; and transition across each final; without ATC advisories creating a very dangerous; unsafe; and hazardous situation in the skies above. The FLL Class C is inadequate; out of date; and needs a major airspace change around it; whether a bigger Charlie; or a full blown Class B before it's too late.
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.