Reporter situation of non radar coverage below 5000 ft for arrs and departures when the approach facility is closed and the center assumes control of the airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	365360
Time
Date	199703
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4999 msl bound upper : 4999
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	365360
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

When patrick approach is closed ZMA assumes the airspace. With the placement of the 'brand new' radar site departures wbound or arrs to runway 9 are non radar below 5000 ft. Arrs must be vectored 15 mi west or kept above GS altitudes to be vectored closer in IFR conditions. In an emergency this could prove disastrous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR SIT OF NON RADAR COVERAGE BELOW 5000 FT FOR ARRS AND DEPS WHEN THE APCH FACILITY IS CLOSED AND THE CTR ASSUMES CTL OF THE AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHEN PATRICK APCH IS CLOSED ZMA ASSUMES THE AIRSPACE. WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE 'BRAND NEW' RADAR SITE DEPS WBOUND OR ARRS TO RWY 9 ARE NON RADAR BELOW 5000 FT. ARRS MUST BE VECTORED 15 MI W OR KEPT ABOVE GS ALTS TO BE VECTORED CLOSER IN IFR CONDITIONS. IN AN EMER THIS COULD PROVE DISASTROUS.

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.