 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft not radar contact due to terrain but in communication with approach. Told remain clear of TCA. Did so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 203849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : las airport : vgt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : las |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 203849 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other other |
Narrative:
While approaching north las vegas airport from the north, I contacted nellis approach for advisories. Due to our altitude, approach control picked us up on radar. After crossing the ridge and into the las vegas valley, we turned to the west and parallel the old gunnery ranges to remain clear of the TCA. After passing the last gunnery range and crossing the las 350 degree radial, we turned south toward vgt. Nellis approach came on and was about to say something then said 'remain clear of the TCA.' I'm not sure, but I believe he was about to say 'radio contact' but realized we were navigating to the airport and approaching the air traffic area. He may also have been trying to tell us something else.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA NOT RADAR CONTACT DUE TO TERRAIN BUT IN COM WITH APCH. TOLD REMAIN CLR OF TCA. DID SO.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING N LAS VEGAS ARPT FROM THE N, I CONTACTED NELLIS APCH FOR ADVISORIES. DUE TO OUR ALT, APCH CTL PICKED US UP ON RADAR. AFTER XING THE RIDGE AND INTO THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY, WE TURNED TO THE W AND PARALLEL THE OLD GUNNERY RANGES TO REMAIN CLR OF THE TCA. AFTER PASSING THE LAST GUNNERY RANGE AND XING THE LAS 350 DEG RADIAL, WE TURNED S TOWARD VGT. NELLIS APCH CAME ON AND WAS ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING THEN SAID 'REMAIN CLR OF THE TCA.' I'M NOT SURE, BUT I BELIEVE HE WAS ABOUT TO SAY 'RADIO CONTACT' BUT REALIZED WE WERE NAVING TO THE ARPT AND APCHING THE ATA. HE MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING ELSE.
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.