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2 banner tow and a police helicopter advise of parasailor entering san class B airspace as an obstruction to flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mzb.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : san.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 6 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 1 controller time certified in position1 : 6 flight time total : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 447995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Both aircraft on my frequency towing banners up and down the shoreline. Aircraft X advised me of some parasail activity along the shoreline. Aircraft X informed me they were at a higher than normal altitude of around 400 ft. This was verified by aircraft Y as well as a police helicopter Z, who had been operating in the same area earlier. I exchanged the information with any future banner tows entering the airspace as well as any other traffic transitioning the affected area. The information was also forwarded to the supervisor in charge of the shift. Log entries were made and would be forwarded to the FSDO facility for the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 BANNER TOW AND A POLICE HELI ADVISE OF PARASAILOR ENTERING SAN CLASS B AIRSPACE AS AN OBSTRUCTION TO FLT.
Narrative: BOTH ACFT ON MY FREQ TOWING BANNERS UP AND DOWN THE SHORELINE. ACFT X ADVISED ME OF SOME PARASAIL ACTIVITY ALONG THE SHORELINE. ACFT X INFORMED ME THEY WERE AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ALT OF AROUND 400 FT. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY ACFT Y AS WELL AS A POLICE HELI Z, WHO HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THE SAME AREA EARLIER. I EXCHANGED THE INFO WITH ANY FUTURE BANNER TOWS ENTERING THE AIRSPACE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER TFC TRANSITIONING THE AFFECTED AREA. THE INFO WAS ALSO FORWARDED TO THE SUPVR IN CHARGE OF THE SHIFT. LOG ENTRIES WERE MADE AND WOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE FSDO FACILITY FOR THE AREA.
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.