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A PA28-161 CFI complaint regarding the omission of the status of the jsd airport on the bdr ATIS broadcast.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430198 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bdr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jsd.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Sikorsky Helicopter Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | communication equipment : bdr.tower procedure or policy : bdr.tower |
| Airspace Structure | class d : bdr.d |
Narrative:
ATIS for bdr does not carry the NOTAM for the 'terminal area' as required by ATIS procedures. The abutting class D airspace (jsd) is normally class G on this day. Mar/xa/99 they have issued a NOTAM indicating that they will be class D on this day. This means that camouflaged heavy helicopters may be conducting flight test operations in the airspace that abuts the bdr class D airspace and the bdr tower is not advising bdr traffic as required by ATIS procedure. What does it take to make this safety of flight change to the ATIS? An near midair collision or a midair?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-161 CFI COMPLAINT REGARDING THE OMISSION OF THE STATUS OF THE JSD ARPT ON THE BDR ATIS BROADCAST.
Narrative: ATIS FOR BDR DOES NOT CARRY THE NOTAM FOR THE 'TERMINAL AREA' AS REQUIRED BY ATIS PROCS. THE ABUTTING CLASS D AIRSPACE (JSD) IS NORMALLY CLASS G ON THIS DAY. MAR/XA/99 THEY HAVE ISSUED A NOTAM INDICATING THAT THEY WILL BE CLASS D ON THIS DAY. THIS MEANS THAT CAMOUFLAGED HVY HELIS MAY BE CONDUCTING FLT TEST OPS IN THE AIRSPACE THAT ABUTS THE BDR CLASS D AIRSPACE AND THE BDR TWR IS NOT ADVISING BDR TFC AS REQUIRED BY ATIS PROC. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS SAFETY OF FLT CHANGE TO THE ATIS? AN NMAC OR A MIDAIR?
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.