<< >> NASA ASRS Report 387380, December 1997

ATC approach forgot to hand off pilot of an small aircraft sel making a VOR approach in IMC. The oversight was discovered after the reporter questioned ATC during a missed approach procedure.

Attributes
ACN	387380
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psc tracon : abe
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 920 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	387380
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While descending on a VOR approach, approach cleared us for the approach, but did not hand us off to tower. At the missed approach point, we advised approach of our position and continued on the published missed approach. After our query to approach, they acknowledged that after checking with the tower, that they had not handed us off to tower. No landing was made. We executed a low approach only.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATC APCH FORGOT TO HAND OFF PLT OF AN SMA SEL MAKING A VOR APCH IN IMC. THE OVERSIGHT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE RPTR QUESTIONED ATC DURING A MISSED APCH PROC.

Narrative: WHILE DSNDING ON A VOR APCH, APCH CLRED US FOR THE APCH, BUT DID NOT HAND US OFF TO TWR. AT THE MISSED APCH POINT, WE ADVISED APCH OF OUR POS AND CONTINUED ON THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH. AFTER OUR QUERY TO APCH, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT AFTER CHKING WITH THE TWR, THAT THEY HAD NOT HANDED US OFF TO TWR. NO LNDG WAS MADE. WE EXECUTED A LOW APCH ONLY.

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.