 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft pilot inbound to crg was lost. Tower controller had to enlist assistance from TRACON to locate aircraft and help him find airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 260596 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : crg |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : jax tower : crg tower : syr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 260596 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was working local control at crg at approximately XA00 when small aircraft called 7 south inbound to land. About 10 mins later small aircraft notified tower that he did not have the field in sight, was not sure of his position. After using local reference points and eventually getting a discrete code from jax approach, we naved the aircraft to within sight of the tower. If crg had a d-brite radar this whole situation could have easily been avoided. This is a common situation at crg airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT INBOUND TO CRG WAS LOST. TWR CTLR HAD TO ENLIST ASSISTANCE FROM TRACON TO LOCATE ACFT AND HELP HIM FIND ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL AT CRG AT APPROX XA00 WHEN SMA CALLED 7 S INBOUND TO LAND. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER SMA NOTIFIED TWR THAT HE DID NOT HAVE THE FIELD IN SIGHT, WAS NOT SURE OF HIS POS. AFTER USING LCL REF POINTS AND EVENTUALLY GETTING A DISCRETE CODE FROM JAX APCH, WE NAVED THE ACFT TO WITHIN SIGHT OF THE TWR. IF CRG HAD A D-BRITE RADAR THIS WHOLE SIT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN AVOIDED. THIS IS A COMMON SIT AT CRG ARPT.
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.