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Light transport aircraft with no flight plan, repositioning from chicago meigs field to midway was assigned first to contact mdw tower after departing meigs, then tower instructed them to contact approach controller. Apparent lack of coordination between ATC facilities which are all very close to each other.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ord tower : mdw tower : las |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 363050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 6900 |
| ASRS Report | 363758 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
We departed chicago meigs field en route to chicago midway (a repos flight). We departed runway 36 for a right turn out to come back over meigs en route to midway. We leveled at 1900 ft and were released to call midway on the west edge of meigs field. We called midway tower gave our position and intentions. Tower instructed us to continue and call approach. We called approach and at the same time started to turn out south to stay away from the air traffic area. We also started descending to 1500 ft. Approach gave us a squawk and asked for our position. We complied and told him 5 east inbound. He called and said he showed us 2 1/2 - 3 mi east, and commented on our surprise to the tower. We advised him that we called tower and were advised to contact him. He gave us vectors and got us to the airport for landing without incident. I feel that we could possibly have had a lot better transition without any problems had there been better communications between the controllers (meigs tower, midway, approach) and us. These flts should be no problem, and a simple call tower-to-tower, etc, would remedy such occurrences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT ACFT WITH NO FLT PLAN, REPOSITIONING FROM CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD TO MIDWAY WAS ASSIGNED FIRST TO CONTACT MDW TWR AFTER DEPARTING MEIGS, THEN TWR INSTRUCTED THEM TO CONTACT APCH CTLR. APPARENT LACK OF COORD BTWN ATC FACILITIES WHICH ARE ALL VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD ENRTE TO CHICAGO MIDWAY (A REPOS FLT). WE DEPARTED RWY 36 FOR A R TURN OUT TO COME BACK OVER MEIGS ENRTE TO MIDWAY. WE LEVELED AT 1900 FT AND WERE RELEASED TO CALL MIDWAY ON THE W EDGE OF MEIGS FIELD. WE CALLED MIDWAY TWR GAVE OUR POS AND INTENTIONS. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTINUE AND CALL APCH. WE CALLED APCH AND AT THE SAME TIME STARTED TO TURN OUT S TO STAY AWAY FROM THE ATA. WE ALSO STARTED DSNDING TO 1500 FT. APCH GAVE US A SQUAWK AND ASKED FOR OUR POS. WE COMPLIED AND TOLD HIM 5 E INBOUND. HE CALLED AND SAID HE SHOWED US 2 1/2 - 3 MI E, AND COMMENTED ON OUR SURPRISE TO THE TWR. WE ADVISED HIM THAT WE CALLED TWR AND WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT HIM. HE GAVE US VECTORS AND GOT US TO THE ARPT FOR LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. I FEEL THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE HAD A LOT BETTER TRANSITION WITHOUT ANY PROBS HAD THERE BEEN BETTER COMS BTWN THE CTLRS (MEIGS TWR, MIDWAY, APCH) AND US. THESE FLTS SHOULD BE NO PROB, AND A SIMPLE CALL TWR-TO-TWR, ETC, WOULD REMEDY SUCH OCCURRENCES.
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.