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Approach controller accepted a handoff from ZBW on an F15 inbound to baf. F15 was slow to come over to approach frequency and controller issued traffic on a VFR small aircraft skydive aircraft climbing near the F15. F15 didn't see the small aircraft right away and as approach controller gave him a turn to miss the small aircraft the F15 sighted the small aircraft and took evasive action and declared an near midair collision. Controller says poor procedure on skydive operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : 7b9 airport : baf |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Eagle (F-15) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 345030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1620 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I received F15 aircraft on a handoff from ZBW, bosox sector, approximately 10-15 mi southeast of ellington airport. The aircraft was switched by ZBW to the wrong frequency and did not initiate radio contact with me until 5 mi southeast of ellington airport. Small aircraft Y, a single engine parachute jump aircraft, was out of 10000 ft climbing VFR with ZBW to 13500 ft. Upon initial contact I issued traffic to the F15 and when he said he did not have small aircraft Y in sight I attempted to issue a hard turn to 020 degree heading. As I issued the turn the F15 informed he was climbing to avoid traffic. The pilot of the F15 filed an near midair collision report. The main causes of this problem are lack of bradley or ZBW procedures to deal with jump aircraft at ellington airport. The entire operation should be suspended or fear for a definite loss of life in the future. Only luck has averted disaster at this airport time and time again. Bradley management has given no advice and issued no instructions on how to come up with any. This problem has been repeatedly brought up to management and no action has ever been taken. Also, the F15 should have been on the proper arrival route into baf airport instead of cleared direct from the center putting directly in harm's way. ZBW controller should have resolved the conflict prior to handing bradley the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR ACCEPTED A HDOF FROM ZBW ON AN F15 INBOUND TO BAF. F15 WAS SLOW TO COME OVER TO APCH FREQ AND CTLR ISSUED TFC ON A VFR SMA SKYDIVE ACFT CLBING NEAR THE F15. F15 DIDN'T SEE THE SMA RIGHT AWAY AND AS APCH CTLR GAVE HIM A TURN TO MISS THE SMA THE F15 SIGHTED THE SMA AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND DECLARED AN NMAC. CTLR SAYS POOR PROC ON SKYDIVE OP.
Narrative: I RECEIVED F15 ACFT ON A HDOF FROM ZBW, BOSOX SECTOR, APPROX 10-15 MI SE OF ELLINGTON ARPT. THE ACFT WAS SWITCHED BY ZBW TO THE WRONG FREQ AND DID NOT INITIATE RADIO CONTACT WITH ME UNTIL 5 MI SE OF ELLINGTON ARPT. SMA Y, A SINGLE ENG PARACHUTE JUMP ACFT, WAS OUT OF 10000 FT CLBING VFR WITH ZBW TO 13500 FT. UPON INITIAL CONTACT I ISSUED TFC TO THE F15 AND WHEN HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE SMA Y IN SIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO ISSUE A HARD TURN TO 020 DEG HDG. AS I ISSUED THE TURN THE F15 INFORMED HE WAS CLBING TO AVOID TFC. THE PLT OF THE F15 FILED AN NMAC RPT. THE MAIN CAUSES OF THIS PROB ARE LACK OF BRADLEY OR ZBW PROCS TO DEAL WITH JUMP ACFT AT ELLINGTON ARPT. THE ENTIRE OP SHOULD BE SUSPENDED OR FEAR FOR A DEFINITE LOSS OF LIFE IN THE FUTURE. ONLY LUCK HAS AVERTED DISASTER AT THIS ARPT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. BRADLEY MGMNT HAS GIVEN NO ADVICE AND ISSUED NO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COME UP WITH ANY. THIS PROB HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY BROUGHT UP TO MGMNT AND NO ACTION HAS EVER BEEN TAKEN. ALSO, THE F15 SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE PROPER ARR RTE INTO BAF ARPT INSTEAD OF CLRED DIRECT FROM THE CTR PUTTING DIRECTLY IN HARM'S WAY. ZBW CTLR SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED THE CONFLICT PRIOR TO HANDING BRADLEY THE ACFT.
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.