Fire works display in an airport traffic control (class D) airspace without coordination with tower.

Attributes
ACN	277899
Time
Date	199407
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oed airport : mfr
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mfr
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	277899
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Fireworks displayed not coordinated in class D airspace on left downwind to runway 32. Luckily a cherokee 180 had just left the left closed traffic pattern. This was the second time in 5 days that this has happened. The first time the air traffic manager at mfr was told about it with no apparent results. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that there were no NOTAMS issued for fire works in the air traffic area or did his tower manager issue any written notice to him or other controllers on duty during the time of the 2 nightly instances. He believes since the fire works were definitely within the air traffic area and above 1000 ft AGL, it created a safety hazard and wants to prevent another future instance. Therefore, he believes the fair board should be made aware of this lack of coordination via the airport and tower mgrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FIRE WORKS DISPLAY IN AN ARPT TFC CTL (CLASS D) AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD WITH TWR.

Narrative: FIREWORKS DISPLAYED NOT COORDINATED IN CLASS D AIRSPACE ON L DOWNWIND TO RWY 32. LUCKILY A CHEROKEE 180 HAD JUST LEFT THE L CLOSED TFC PATTERN. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 5 DAYS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THE AIR TFC MGR AT MFR WAS TOLD ABOUT IT WITH NO APPARENT RESULTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THERE WERE NO NOTAMS ISSUED FOR FIRE WORKS IN THE ATA OR DID HIS TWR MGR ISSUE ANY WRITTEN NOTICE TO HIM OR OTHER CTLRS ON DUTY DURING THE TIME OF THE 2 NIGHTLY INSTANCES. HE BELIEVES SINCE THE FIRE WORKS WERE DEFINITELY WITHIN THE ATA AND ABOVE 1000 FT AGL, IT CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD AND WANTS TO PREVENT ANOTHER FUTURE INSTANCE. THEREFORE, HE BELIEVES THE FAIR BOARD SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS LACK OF COORD VIA THE ARPT AND TWR MGRS.

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.