<< >> NASA ASRS Report 440977, June 1999

Mia approach controller concerned with fll runway configns when wind conditions around fll indicate runway operations different from those airports surrounding fll.

Attributes
ACN	440977
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fll.tower
State Reference	FL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 19 controller supervisory : 1 controller time certified in position1 : 13 flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	440977
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : fll.tower

Narrative:

Fll tower apparently has some sort of 'condition' that makes a 'west' operation undesirable. Consequently, when all of the airports around fll (ie, pbi, pmp, fxe, hwo, opf, mia) are reporting winds of 270 degrees at 10-15 KTS, fll wind is calm, and they are on an east operation. Many pilots that know better have refused departure or arrival clearance. This not only causes delays, but has caused unnecessary traffic problems in mia approach airspace. At some point, a pilot that doesn't know any better will be led down the garden path by the FAA and find themselves in a needless, desperate situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIA APCH CTLR CONCERNED WITH FLL RWY CONFIGNS WHEN WIND CONDITIONS AROUND FLL INDICATE RWY OPS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ARPTS SURROUNDING FLL.

Narrative: FLL TWR APPARENTLY HAS SOME SORT OF 'CONDITION' THAT MAKES A 'W' OP UNDESIRABLE. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN ALL OF THE ARPTS AROUND FLL (IE, PBI, PMP, FXE, HWO, OPF, MIA) ARE RPTING WINDS OF 270 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS, FLL WIND IS CALM, AND THEY ARE ON AN E OP. MANY PLTS THAT KNOW BETTER HAVE REFUSED DEP OR ARR CLRNC. THIS NOT ONLY CAUSES DELAYS, BUT HAS CAUSED UNNECESSARY TFC PROBS IN MIA APCH AIRSPACE. AT SOME POINT, A PLT THAT DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER WILL BE LED DOWN THE GARDEN PATH BY THE FAA AND FIND THEMSELVES IN A NEEDLESS, DESPERATE SIT.

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.