Approach controller lost radar contact with an aircraft on a 12 mile ILS final.

Attributes
ACN	158088
Time
Date	199009
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwm
State Reference	ME
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pwm artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 8 controller non radar : 14 controller radar : 2 controller supervisory : 8
ASRS Report	158088
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Lost aircraft in radar contact on 12 mi ILS final to pwm runway 11. Aircraft returned in radar contact approximately 45 seconds later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH AN ACFT ON A 12 MILE ILS FINAL.

Narrative: LOST ACFT IN RADAR CONTACT ON 12 MI ILS FINAL TO PWM RWY 11. ACFT RETURNED IN RADAR CONTACT APPROX 45 SECS LATER.

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.