Commuter aircraft in eyw air traffic area without prior approval or coordination with nqx TRACON.

Attributes
ACN	173785
Time
Date	199103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nqx tower : eyw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6
ASRS Report	173785
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : military
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

After giving air carrier X the airport information I told him to report the eyw VOR on left base runway 9. Air carrier X said he was over the VOR now and that nqx just switched him. (Eyw VOR is inside the eyw air traffic area). The controller in charge later asked about this incident and the other one I reported for the day. He says nqx told him they hung on to the aircraft because they couldn't see the airport. Even so this was not coordination. NWS says visibility was 10 mi with haze in the remarks. I say the visibility was only 5 mi in haze.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT IN EYW ATA WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OR COORD WITH NQX TRACON.

Narrative: AFTER GIVING ACR X THE ARPT INFO I TOLD HIM TO RPT THE EYW VOR ON L BASE RWY 9. ACR X SAID HE WAS OVER THE VOR NOW AND THAT NQX JUST SWITCHED HIM. (EYW VOR IS INSIDE THE EYW ATA). THE CIC LATER ASKED ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND THE OTHER ONE I RPTED FOR THE DAY. HE SAYS NQX TOLD HIM THEY HUNG ON TO THE ACFT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T SEE THE ARPT. EVEN SO THIS WAS NOT COORD. NWS SAYS VISIBILITY WAS 10 MI WITH HAZE IN THE REMARKS. I SAY THE VISIBILITY WAS ONLY 5 MI IN HAZE.

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.