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Approach controller unaware of closed runway small transport Y made approach to occupied runway and missed approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 263444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199402 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : coe |
| State Reference | ID |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : geg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 33 |
| ASRS Report | 263444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Spokane, wa, approach is the controling facility for IFR traffic in and out of coeur D'alene, identification, which is about 32 mi northeast of spokane. Since the consolidation of the FSS, boise, identification, AFSS is the facility that handles the NOTAMS for coeur D'alene. There is no procedure/LOA between boise and spokane approach control for the distribution of NOTAMS. Spokane approach is not getting the NOTAMS for coeur D'alene. The only way to contact boise AFSS is by commercial telephone. This morning I released an air carrier X off coeur D'alene IFR to boise, identification. The pilot asked me if the NOTAM closing the runway had been canceled. I had no knowledge the runway was closed. About 3 hours later, I cleared small transport Y for an ILS approach to runway 5 at coeur D'alene. When the aircraft was about 3 mi final the pilot came back on the frequency and said he was making a missed approach because there was men and equipment on the runway. The snow plow driver, then came up on the frequency and said they were plowing the runway and it was closed. Again, I had no knowledge of the runway closure. The WX was very poor in both instances. There is also no procedure for spokane approach to get the coeur D'alene AWOS information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR UNAWARE OF CLOSED RWY SMT Y MADE APCH TO OCCUPIED RWY AND MISSED APCH.
Narrative: SPOKANE, WA, APCH IS THE CTLING FACILITY FOR IFR TFC IN AND OUT OF COEUR D'ALENE, ID, WHICH IS ABOUT 32 MI NE OF SPOKANE. SINCE THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FSS, BOISE, ID, AFSS IS THE FACILITY THAT HANDLES THE NOTAMS FOR COEUR D'ALENE. THERE IS NO PROC/LOA BTWN BOISE AND SPOKANE APCH CTL FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF NOTAMS. SPOKANE APCH IS NOT GETTING THE NOTAMS FOR COEUR D'ALENE. THE ONLY WAY TO CONTACT BOISE AFSS IS BY COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE. THIS MORNING I RELEASED AN ACR X OFF COEUR D'ALENE IFR TO BOISE, ID. THE PLT ASKED ME IF THE NOTAM CLOSING THE RWY HAD BEEN CANCELED. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THE RWY WAS CLOSED. ABOUT 3 HRS LATER, I CLRED SMT Y FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 5 AT COEUR D'ALENE. WHEN THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 3 MI FINAL THE PLT CAME BACK ON THE FREQ AND SAID HE WAS MAKING A MISSED APCH BECAUSE THERE WAS MEN AND EQUIP ON THE RWY. THE SNOW PLOW DRIVER, THEN CAME UP ON THE FREQ AND SAID THEY WERE PLOWING THE RWY AND IT WAS CLOSED. AGAIN, I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RWY CLOSURE. THE WX WAS VERY POOR IN BOTH INSTANCES. THERE IS ALSO NO PROC FOR SPOKANE APCH TO GET THE COEUR D'ALENE AWOS INFO.
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.