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Reported problem of continual loss of radar and blind spots west of the vny airport. Reporter claims this is creating an unsafe and dangerous situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vny |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 3500 agl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bur |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| 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 military : 5 controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 359971 |
| 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 : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The problem is a continual loss of radar and blind spots to the west of vny airport. Often we lose aircraft with other aircraft in their near vicinity. It's getting worse all the time. The blind spots and poor radar coverage are creating an unsafe and dangerous situation on a daily basis.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTED PROB OF CONTINUAL LOSS OF RADAR AND BLIND SPOTS W OF THE VNY ARPT. RPTR CLAIMS THIS IS CREATING AN UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS SIT.
Narrative: THE PROB IS A CONTINUAL LOSS OF RADAR AND BLIND SPOTS TO THE W OF VNY ARPT. OFTEN WE LOSE ACFT WITH OTHER ACFT IN THEIR NEAR VICINITY. IT'S GETTING WORSE ALL THE TIME. THE BLIND SPOTS AND POOR RADAR COVERAGE ARE CREATING AN UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS SIT ON A DAILY BASIS.
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.