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Controller claims that a data tag appeared near right base with numerous aircraft in the area. Data tag turned out to be false.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238896 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bjc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 238896 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Runway 2 was being used at bjc airport. An aircraft data tag appeared 1/2 mi northeast of standley lake which would be about a 1 mi right base for runway 2. There were numerous airplanes in the pattern. This was a false data tag! If there would have been an aircraft there it would have been very hazardous to other aircraft making the approach to runway 2. Pattern altitude is 65 MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT A DATA TAG APPEARED NEAR R BASE WITH NUMEROUS ACFT IN THE AREA. DATA TAG TURNED OUT TO BE FALSE.
Narrative: RWY 2 WAS BEING USED AT BJC ARPT. AN ACFT DATA TAG APPEARED 1/2 MI NE OF STANDLEY LAKE WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT A 1 MI R BASE FOR RWY 2. THERE WERE NUMEROUS AIRPLANES IN THE PATTERN. THIS WAS A FALSE DATA TAG! IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACFT THERE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAZARDOUS TO OTHER ACFT MAKING THE APCH TO RWY 2. PATTERN ALT IS 65 MSL.
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.