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Reporter claims banner tow aircraft are allowed to operate without xponders around a football stadium near tpa airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419325 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tpa airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tpa |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller non radar : 29 controller radar : 29 |
| ASRS Report | 419325 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
A group of banner tow aircraft departed from spg with no transponder to enter a media area over a football stadium adjacent to tpa tower. Tpa's ASR-9 is unable to track these flts and they operate within the class B airspace area within 1 1/2 mi of the final for runways 18L and 27 where aircraft over 12500 pounds land. Other flight watch, police helicopters, and banner tow aircraft also operate in this area with working xponders. All aircraft that operate in a class B surface area for a profit should have working xponders.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS BANNER TOW ACFT ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHOUT XPONDERS AROUND A FOOTBALL STADIUM NEAR TPA ARPT.
Narrative: A GROUP OF BANNER TOW ACFT DEPARTED FROM SPG WITH NO XPONDER TO ENTER A MEDIA AREA OVER A FOOTBALL STADIUM ADJACENT TO TPA TWR. TPA'S ASR-9 IS UNABLE TO TRACK THESE FLTS AND THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AREA WITHIN 1 1/2 MI OF THE FINAL FOR RWYS 18L AND 27 WHERE ACFT OVER 12500 LBS LAND. OTHER FLT WATCH, POLICE HELIS, AND BANNER TOW ACFT ALSO OPERATE IN THIS AREA WITH WORKING XPONDERS. ALL ACFT THAT OPERATE IN A CLASS B SURFACE AREA FOR A PROFIT SHOULD HAVE WORKING XPONDERS.
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.