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Cmh controller concerned with radar coverage and ARTS tag tracking in poor WX conditions when operating in cenrap (combined center and RAPCON) radar system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540345 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cmh.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 controller time certified in position1 : 8 flight time total : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 540345 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : cenrap radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Navigational Facility FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : cmh.tracon radar equipment : cmh.tracon |
Narrative:
C182 departed cmh climbing to 3000 ft. I didn't achieve radar contact until 7 mi south of cmh. We have been on cenrap all wkend. Luckily the WX has been terrible (very high winds), so traffic is way down. I hear that we won't be back on our ASR-9 until maybe wednesday! Targets drop. Tags drop. Lots of 'coasting.' no conflict alert. No low altitude alert. This is a recipe for disaster.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CMH CTLR CONCERNED WITH RADAR COVERAGE AND ARTS TAG TRACKING IN POOR WX CONDITIONS WHEN OPERATING IN CENRAP (COMBINED CENTER AND RAPCON) RADAR SYS.
Narrative: C182 DEPARTED CMH CLBING TO 3000 FT. I DIDN'T ACHIEVE RADAR CONTACT UNTIL 7 MI S OF CMH. WE HAVE BEEN ON CENRAP ALL WKEND. LUCKILY THE WX HAS BEEN TERRIBLE (VERY HIGH WINDS), SO TFC IS WAY DOWN. I HEAR THAT WE WON'T BE BACK ON OUR ASR-9 UNTIL MAYBE WEDNESDAY! TARGETS DROP. TAGS DROP. LOTS OF 'COASTING.' NO CONFLICT ALERT. NO LOW ALT ALERT. THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
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.