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Afw tower controller reported an near midair collision between an aircraft under their control and a VFR aircraft not under ATC control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1706812 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | AFW.Tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was in an ILS approach to runway 16L. A VFR aircraft that departed 52F airport westbound was not talking to tower. The VFR aircraft was just south of wigzu at 2;300 feet. Aircraft X was also at 2;300 feet. Aircraft X reported the aircraft and said that was close. Aircraft X also stated that he thought that the VFR aircraft never saw them. This continues to be an issue with aircraft departing 52F airport westbound. It is becoming a daily occurrence. We have attempted pilot outreach with 52F airport and yet aircraft continue to cross westbound at 2;500 feet at our final approach fix. The class D airspace should be extended to include the FAF. This would at least require for the pilots to contact the tower to cross this area so that we could issue traffic advisories.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFW Tower Controller reported an NMAC between an aircraft under their control and a VFR aircraft not under ATC Control.
Narrative: Aircraft X was in an ILS approach to RWY 16L. A VFR aircraft that departed 52F airport westbound was not talking to Tower. The VFR aircraft was just south of WIGZU at 2;300 feet. Aircraft X was also at 2;300 feet. Aircraft X reported the aircraft and said that was close. Aircraft X also stated that he thought that the VFR aircraft never saw them. This continues to be an issue with aircraft departing 52F airport westbound. It is becoming a daily occurrence. We have attempted pilot outreach with 52F airport and yet aircraft continue to cross westbound at 2;500 feet at our final approach fix. The Class D airspace should be extended to include the FAF. This would at least require for the pilots to contact the Tower to cross this area so that we could issue traffic advisories.
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.