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ZOA controller reported identifying an aircraft; but not realizing it was below the mia until the MSAW went off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1617151 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
The aircraft called for a clearance and I thought he was in an area where I could issue 12;000. When I tracked him up and identified him the aircraft was not in MSAW [minimum safe altitude warning] alert status at 12;000. As soon as I gave the clearance it started flashing MSAW and I climbed him and amended his clearance to proceed direct mod reaching 130. I should have asked him if he can maintain his own terrain or obstruction clearance until reaching 13;000 or asked if he could maintain VFR until reaching 13;000. It would have been a good reminder if there was some type of alerting when the aircraft is tracked up. I was going based on memory and realize that I should have pulled up the mia [minimum IFR altitude] boxes prior to issuing any clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOA Controller reported identifying an aircraft; but not realizing it was below the MIA until the MSAW went off.
Narrative: The aircraft called for a clearance and I thought he was in an area where I could issue 12;000. When I tracked him up and identified him the aircraft was not in MSAW [Minimum Safe Altitude Warning] alert status at 12;000. As soon as I gave the clearance it started flashing MSAW and I climbed him and amended his clearance to proceed direct MOD reaching 130. I should have asked him if he can maintain his own terrain or obstruction clearance until reaching 13;000 or asked if he could maintain VFR until reaching 13;000. It would have been a good reminder if there was some type of alerting when the aircraft is tracked up. I was going based on memory and realize that I should have pulled up the MIA [Minimum IFR Altitude] boxes prior to issuing any clearance.
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.