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Cvg approach controller vectors MD80 off arrival route due to uncontrolled VFR aircraft flying through approach course. Controller perceives incidents of this type would be reduced if airspace was upgraded from class C to class B.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Experience | controller radar : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 424439 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Intra Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
VFR aircraft Y squawking 1200 code flew through 2 final approachs, then continued opposite direction out of a standard terminal arrival, while continually climbing. This caused multiple vectors for arriving passenger aircraft X to avoid the VFR aircraft. This presents a dangerous situation for commercial aircraft and should be resolved with a class B upgrade.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CVG APCH CTLR VECTORS MD80 OFF ARR RTE DUE TO UNCTLED VFR ACFT FLYING THROUGH APCH COURSE. CTLR PERCEIVES INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE WOULD BE REDUCED IF AIRSPACE WAS UPGRADED FROM CLASS C TO CLASS B.
Narrative: VFR ACFT Y SQUAWKING 1200 CODE FLEW THROUGH 2 FINAL APCHS, THEN CONTINUED OPPOSITE DIRECTION OUT OF A STANDARD TERMINAL ARR, WHILE CONTINUALLY CLBING. THIS CAUSED MULTIPLE VECTORS FOR ARRIVING PAX ACFT X TO AVOID THE VFR ACFT. THIS PRESENTS A DANGEROUS SIT FOR COMMERCIAL ACFT AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED WITH A CLASS B UPGRADE.
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.