ATCT TRACON interfacility coordination. Atx X had conflict with military X in eyw air traffic area c...

Attributes
ACN	267471
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nqx tower : eyw
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2
ASRS Report	267471
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground controller : flight data
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working local control at eyw ATCT. Atx X E120 on 1/2 mi final for runway 27 at eyw had received a landing clearance. Nqx approach request coordination for a C9 military Y to transition the east side of the eyw airspace with this C9 for right base entry to runway at nqx. This coordination was approved initially by the flight director ground control specialist and as he relayed the performed coordination to me, I observed the C9 in close proximity to the E120. This coordination request was performed well after the C9 had entered my airspace (coordination by nqx not performed in a timely matter) and ground control preapproved this coordination without first asking my approval. It should be noted that atx X was advised on first call about military traffic circling the nqx field, and atx X was advised twice to remain clear of nqx's airspace. After atx X taxied to the ramp, he told ground control that the C9 had been in close proximity to him. Atx X requested to know why eyw was active runway 27 and nqx was active runway 7. Atx X was advised that the winds at eyw were approximately 330 at 10 KTS, but nqx winds were 030 at 5 KTS. Eyw is non radar, the nqx naval air station is 3.5 mi east of the approach end of runway 27. This close proximity presents a complex airspace situation. Due to non radar at eyw, I could not see the C9 traffic until it was in close proximity to atx X, and by the time I observed the C9 atx Y was on short final for runway 27, and the C9 had turned eastbound to land at runway 7.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT TRACON INTERFAC COORD. ATX X HAD CONFLICT WITH MIL X IN EYW ATA CLASS D AIRSPACE. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL AT EYW ATCT. ATX X E120 ON 1/2 MI FINAL FOR RWY 27 AT EYW HAD RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC. NQX APCH REQUEST COORD FOR A C9 MIL Y TO TRANSITION THE E SIDE OF THE EYW AIRSPACE WITH THIS C9 FOR R BASE ENTRY TO RWY AT NQX. THIS COORD WAS APPROVED INITIALLY BY THE FLT DIRECTOR GND CTL SPECIALIST AND AS HE RELAYED THE PERFORMED COORD TO ME, I OBSERVED THE C9 IN CLOSE PROX TO THE E120. THIS COORD REQUEST WAS PERFORMED WELL AFTER THE C9 HAD ENTERED MY AIRSPACE (COORD BY NQX NOT PERFORMED IN A TIMELY MATTER) AND GND CTL PREAPPROVED THIS COORD WITHOUT FIRST ASKING MY APPROVAL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ATX X WAS ADVISED ON FIRST CALL ABOUT MIL TFC CIRCLING THE NQX FIELD, AND ATX X WAS ADVISED TWICE TO REMAIN CLR OF NQX'S AIRSPACE. AFTER ATX X TAXIED TO THE RAMP, HE TOLD GND CTL THAT THE C9 HAD BEEN IN CLOSE PROX TO HIM. ATX X REQUESTED TO KNOW WHY EYW WAS ACTIVE RWY 27 AND NQX WAS ACTIVE RWY 7. ATX X WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDS AT EYW WERE APPROX 330 AT 10 KTS, BUT NQX WINDS WERE 030 AT 5 KTS. EYW IS NON RADAR, THE NQX NAVAL AIR STATION IS 3.5 MI E OF THE APCH END OF RWY 27. THIS CLOSE PROX PRESENTS A COMPLEX AIRSPACE SIT. DUE TO NON RADAR AT EYW, I COULD NOT SEE THE C9 TFC UNTIL IT WAS IN CLOSE PROX TO ATX X, AND BY THE TIME I OBSERVED THE C9 ATX Y WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 27, AND THE C9 HAD TURNED EBOUND TO LAND AT RWY 7.

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.

ATCT TRACON interfacility coordination. Atx X had conflict with military X in eyw air traffic area class D airspace. See and avoid concept.