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IFR small aircraft cleared for takeoff and enters departure control airspace without a release or handoff. Poor intrafac interfacility coordination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 193462 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phf tower : isp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 6 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 6 controller supervisory : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 193462 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Small aircraft received IFR clearance from newport news ground and was subsequently taxied to runway 7 for departure. The local controller was confused about the type of flight plan the small aircraft was on. Thinking that the small aircraft was a VFR departure the aircraft was cleared for takeoff and switched to orf departure at 6 mi. This constituted a controller deviation in that the IFR aircraft entered the airspace of another controller without prior coordination. The controller in charge was notified of the incident on oct/mon/91 at XX30 hours local. Contributing factors: ground, clearance and flight data were combined under a heavy workload. No strip was passed to local. The pilot didn't state he was 'IFR, ready for departure.' I believe that should be mandatory for all private aircraft. Local did not hear ground state 'small aircraft is IFR.' corrective actions: mandate non commercial aircraft state IFR or VFR when calling for takeoff clearance. Make strips for all departing aircraft. Better coordination procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IFR SMA CLRED FOR TKOF AND ENTERS DEP CTL AIRSPACE WITHOUT A RELEASE OR HDOF. POOR INTRAFAC INTERFAC COORD.
Narrative: SMA RECEIVED IFR CLRNC FROM NEWPORT NEWS GND AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED TO RWY 7 FOR DEP. THE LCL CTLR WAS CONFUSED ABOUT THE TYPE OF FLT PLAN THE SMA WAS ON. THINKING THAT THE SMA WAS A VFR DEP THE ACFT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND SWITCHED TO ORF DEP AT 6 MI. THIS CONSTITUTED A CTLR DEV IN THAT THE IFR ACFT ENTERED THE AIRSPACE OF ANOTHER CTLR WITHOUT PRIOR COORD. THE CTLR IN CHARGE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT ON OCT/MON/91 AT XX30 HRS LCL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: GND, CLRNC AND FLT DATA WERE COMBINED UNDER A HVY WORKLOAD. NO STRIP WAS PASSED TO LCL. THE PLT DIDN'T STATE HE WAS 'IFR, READY FOR DEP.' I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR ALL PRIVATE ACFT. LCL DID NOT HEAR GND STATE 'SMA IS IFR.' CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: MANDATE NON COMMERCIAL ACFT STATE IFR OR VFR WHEN CALLING FOR TKOF CLRNC. MAKE STRIPS FOR ALL DEPARTING ACFT. BETTER COORD PROC.
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.