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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was released off of the airport. I had to vector the aircraft and keep them at 2;000 ft. For longer than usual to be able to have an arrival go over the top on the ILS. Once aircraft X was clear of the other IFR traffic I climbed them to 5;000 ft. I did this in what I believed was ample time to be able to comply with terrain avoidance rules. The aircraft did not climb as expected and entered a 3;900 ft. Minimum vectoring altitude at 2;800 ft. I issued a low altitude alert to aircraft X and had them expedite their climb through 4;000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Approach Controller reported they vectored a departing aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X was released off of the airport. I had to vector the aircraft and keep them at 2;000 ft. for longer than usual to be able to have an arrival go over the top on the ILS. Once Aircraft X was clear of the other IFR traffic I climbed them to 5;000 ft. I did this in what I believed was ample time to be able to comply with terrain avoidance rules. The aircraft did not climb as expected and entered a 3;900 ft. Minimum vectoring Altitude at 2;800 ft. I issued a low altitude alert to Aircraft X and had them expedite their climb through 4;000 ft.
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.