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After making a pointout on an IFR PA32 primary only target, both controllers at fai forgot about the aircraft and radar contact was lost.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440473 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fai.vortac |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fai.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 440473 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
PA32 primary only IFR approachs for training pointed out with east sector (me) by west sector for VOR runway 19R approach to fai. West radar forgot about aircraft and east radar did too. West radar realized missing aircraft when it was 10 mi east of course and radar contact was lost. All other aircraft were altitude separated. Meanwhile, aircraft shipped to east radar. Radar contact re-established -- normal operations thereafter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER MAKING A POINTOUT ON AN IFR PA32 PRIMARY ONLY TARGET, BOTH CTLRS AT FAI FORGOT ABOUT THE ACFT AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.
Narrative: PA32 PRIMARY ONLY IFR APCHS FOR TRAINING POINTED OUT WITH E SECTOR (ME) BY W SECTOR FOR VOR RWY 19R APCH TO FAI. W RADAR FORGOT ABOUT ACFT AND E RADAR DID TOO. W RADAR REALIZED MISSING ACFT WHEN IT WAS 10 MI E OF COURSE AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. ALL OTHER ACFT WERE ALT SEPARATED. MEANWHILE, ACFT SHIPPED TO E RADAR. RADAR CONTACT RE-ESTABLISHED -- NORMAL OPS THEREAFTER.
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.