Narrative:

Aircraft X, a C172 no primary or secondary target. Adjacent facility (gso) tried to handoff aircraft. Position of aircraft should have been clt 080 degree radial 45 DME. Aircraft was accepted non radar and later reidented at clt 075 degree radial at 30 DME aircraft was level at 6000 ft. Supplemental information from acn 474294: aircraft Y, a PA28, was northbound at clt 092 degree radial at 5000 ft descending to 4000 ft. No primary or secondary target on this aircraft for 10 mi. Callback conversation with reporter acn 474295 revealed the following information: reporter believes most of the problem is location of radar site. He was not sure what is being done to fix the problem and does not think the supervisor logs the incidents. Stated the radar coverage problem has existed at least 4 yrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APCH CTLR AT CLT STATES THE FACILITY RADAR DOES NOT TRACK ACFT VERY WELL E AND SE OF THE CLT ARPT.

Narrative: ACFT X, A C172 NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY TARGET. ADJACENT FACILITY (GSO) TRIED TO HDOF ACFT. POS OF ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLT 080 DEG RADIAL 45 DME. ACFT WAS ACCEPTED NON RADAR AND LATER REIDENTED AT CLT 075 DEG RADIAL AT 30 DME ACFT WAS LEVEL AT 6000 FT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 474294: ACFT Y, A PA28, WAS NBOUND AT CLT 092 DEG RADIAL AT 5000 FT DSNDING TO 4000 FT. NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY TARGET ON THIS ACFT FOR 10 MI. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 474295 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR BELIEVES MOST OF THE PROB IS LOCATION OF RADAR SITE. HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX THE PROB AND DOES NOT THINK THE SUPVR LOGS THE INCIDENTS. STATED THE RADAR COVERAGE PROB HAS EXISTED AT LEAST 4 YRS.

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.