Controller reporter complains that military helicopters from a nearby military facility transition t...

Attributes
ACN	192189
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsm
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 2000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fsm
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	192189
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Fort chaffee, located 3 mi southeast of fort smith municipal, conducts 2 week training sessions several times a yr. The training rotation during the weeks oct/xx to present have been operating an off-base refueling point 1 southeast of muldrow, ok. This site is approximately 12 mi northwest of fort smith municipal. Many of the aircraft transition to this site from fort chaffee just outside the fort smith air traffic area. While this violates no FARS, the aircraft cross the localizer just outside peno bottoms NDB/OM. The aircraft are not in contact with fort smith and many times are above 200 ft AGL as mandated by the army's stated procedures. This poses a hazard to aircraft operating into/out of fort smith municipal. It has been learned through the use of a ucr (unsatisfactory condition report) that this site was established without input from ATC and against the recommendation of the aviation safety officer at fort chaffee. To remedy this situation, the army should consult fort smith ATCT and ensure pilots are in communication with the appropriate controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR RPTR COMPLAINS THAT MIL HELIS FROM A NEARBY MIL FACILITY TRANSITION TO A FUELING SITE NW OF ARPT AND FLY UNDER THE FINAL APCH COURSE WITHOUT COM.

Narrative: FORT CHAFFEE, LOCATED 3 MI SE OF FORT SMITH MUNICIPAL, CONDUCTS 2 WK TRAINING SESSIONS SEVERAL TIMES A YR. THE TRAINING ROTATION DURING THE WKS OCT/XX TO PRESENT HAVE BEEN OPERATING AN OFF-BASE REFUELING POINT 1 SE OF MULDROW, OK. THIS SITE IS APPROX 12 MI NW OF FORT SMITH MUNICIPAL. MANY OF THE ACFT TRANSITION TO THIS SITE FROM FORT CHAFFEE JUST OUTSIDE THE FORT SMITH ATA. WHILE THIS VIOLATES NO FARS, THE ACFT CROSS THE LOC JUST OUTSIDE PENO BOTTOMS NDB/OM. THE ACFT ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH FORT SMITH AND MANY TIMES ARE ABOVE 200 FT AGL AS MANDATED BY THE ARMY'S STATED PROCS. THIS POSES A HAZARD TO ACFT OPERATING INTO/OUT OF FORT SMITH MUNICIPAL. IT HAS BEEN LEARNED THROUGH THE USE OF A UCR (UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPT) THAT THIS SITE WAS ESTABLISHED WITHOUT INPUT FROM ATC AND AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER AT FORT CHAFFEE. TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION, THE ARMY SHOULD CONSULT FORT SMITH ATCT AND ENSURE PLTS ARE IN COM WITH THE APPROPRIATE CTLR.

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.

Controller reporter complains that military helicopters from a nearby military facility transition to a fueling site northwest of airport and fly under the final approach course without communication.