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ZOB center controller reported forgetting to ask 3 different aircraft if they had weather and notams for their landing airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1746383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZOB.ARTCC |
| State Reference | OH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During a session; I had three aircraft inbound to bax airport. Two were IFR and one VFR flight following. The two IFR aircraft flew instrument approaches to bax. I forgot to ask all 3 aircraft if they had the weather and notams at bax. I have been working 5 days on and 10 days off due to reduced staffing levels. Additionally; I have not had to give an aircraft an approach clearance in a long time. There were no bax [notams] to issue aircraft; but I still did not confirm they had the weather for the airport.I felt unsettled after the session; wondering if I may have missed something when providing approach control services to aircraft. I looked up the requirements in the 7110.65 after the fact. Thankfully; all aircraft were fine; but I failed to be prepared for the task at hand. Knowing my skills may have diminished due to long periods away from the job; I am more aware to anticipate situations that I may be lacking in knowledge. I will be aware of this and seek to refresh myself on procedures I may not normally see often before they occur.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB Center Controller reported forgetting to ask 3 different aircraft if they had weather and NOTAMs for their landing airport.
Narrative: During a session; I had three aircraft inbound to BAX airport. Two were IFR and one VFR flight following. The two IFR aircraft flew instrument approaches to BAX. I forgot to ask all 3 aircraft if they had the weather and NOTAMs at BAX. I have been working 5 days on and 10 days off due to reduced staffing levels. Additionally; I have not had to give an aircraft an approach clearance in a long time. There were no BAX [NOTAMs] to issue aircraft; but I still did not confirm they had the weather for the airport.I felt unsettled after the session; wondering if I may have missed something when providing approach control services to aircraft. I looked up the requirements in the 7110.65 after the fact. Thankfully; all aircraft were fine; but I failed to be prepared for the task at hand. Knowing my skills may have diminished due to long periods away from the job; I am more aware to anticipate situations that I may be lacking in knowledge. I will be aware of this and seek to refresh myself on procedures I may not normally see often before they occur.
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.