VFR aircraft refused VFR flight following by military approach control.

Attributes
ACN	229043
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eyw
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nqx tower : eyw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8
ASRS Report	229043
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On 12/X/92 3 aircraft were refused VFR advisories by nqx. All 3 aircraft were either asked if they talk to nqx or told to contact nqx on the VFR advisory frequency. All said nqx was too busy to assist them. The nqx VFR advisory service was put in place over 4 yrs ago to assist pilots flying into key west. It was done because many pilots get confused flying the key chain. Many think the keys run north and south when they run east and west. By thinking this, the pilots give erroneous position reports. Also there is restr area 2916 with a balloon and cable to 14000. This is a very dangerous area because a pilot cannot see the cable. Last but not least the nqx base is only 2.5 mi east of eyw. With many pilots following the keys to key west. They have to fly through the nqx airspace. Nqx has numerous high speed jet traffic at 2000 ft flying from the west into runway 7 at nqx. This is nose to nose with aircraft following the keys to eyw. That is why the rep several yrs ago put in place the nqx VFR advisory service. In my opinion to refuse aircraft service is unsafe and unacceptable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR ACFT REFUSED VFR FLT FOLLOWING BY MIL APCH CTL.

Narrative: ON 12/X/92 3 ACFT WERE REFUSED VFR ADVISORIES BY NQX. ALL 3 ACFT WERE EITHER ASKED IF THEY TALK TO NQX OR TOLD TO CONTACT NQX ON THE VFR ADVISORY FREQ. ALL SAID NQX WAS TOO BUSY TO ASSIST THEM. THE NQX VFR ADVISORY SVC WAS PUT IN PLACE OVER 4 YRS AGO TO ASSIST PLTS FLYING INTO KEY WEST. IT WAS DONE BECAUSE MANY PLTS GET CONFUSED FLYING THE KEY CHAIN. MANY THINK THE KEYS RUN N AND S WHEN THEY RUN E AND W. BY THINKING THIS, THE PLTS GIVE ERRONEOUS POS RPTS. ALSO THERE IS RESTR AREA 2916 WITH A BALLOON AND CABLE TO 14000. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AREA BECAUSE A PLT CANNOT SEE THE CABLE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE NQX BASE IS ONLY 2.5 MI E OF EYW. WITH MANY PLTS FOLLOWING THE KEYS TO KEY WEST. THEY HAVE TO FLY THROUGH THE NQX AIRSPACE. NQX HAS NUMEROUS HIGH SPD JET TFC AT 2000 FT FLYING FROM THE W INTO RWY 7 AT NQX. THIS IS NOSE TO NOSE WITH ACFT FOLLOWING THE KEYS TO EYW. THAT IS WHY THE REP SEVERAL YRS AGO PUT IN PLACE THE NQX VFR ADVISORY SVC. IN MY OPINION TO REFUSE ACFT SVC IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE.

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.