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ZLC supervisor contends that slc TRACON's procedure of mixing arrival turboprops and turbojets through the same approach gate is unsatisfactory and unnecessary.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351193 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 12 controller supervisory : 2 flight time total : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 351193 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In the center environment our biggest problem is sequencing turboprop aircraft with pure jets at the inbound fixes to slc. Approach insists that turboprops and pure jets come into their airspace at the same altitude. In the en route environment this is next to impossible. It creates dangerous sits and provides a terrible service to the flying public. I do not know of any other large approach control facility that demands this procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZLC SUPVR CONTENDS THAT SLC TRACON'S PROC OF MIXING ARR TURBOPROPS AND TURBOJETS THROUGH THE SAME APCH GATE IS UNSATISFACTORY AND UNNECESSARY.
Narrative: IN THE CTR ENVIRONMENT OUR BIGGEST PROB IS SEQUENCING TURBOPROP ACFT WITH PURE JETS AT THE INBOUND FIXES TO SLC. APCH INSISTS THAT TURBOPROPS AND PURE JETS COME INTO THEIR AIRSPACE AT THE SAME ALT. IN THE ENRTE ENVIRONMENT THIS IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. IT CREATES DANGEROUS SITS AND PROVIDES A TERRIBLE SVC TO THE FLYING PUBLIC. I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY OTHER LARGE APCH CTL FACILITY THAT DEMANDS THIS PROC.
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.