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A P31 approach controller did not receive timely information on an IFR SBR1 military aircraft off npa nearly conflicting with a VFR PA28.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 565613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : npa.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon tower : npa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Sabreliner 265 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 22 controller supervisory : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 565613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
I was working a VFR PA28, level at 2500 ft, along the gulf coast shoreline, eastbound, through class C airspace. This aircraft was coordinated as a pointout (as per FAA handbook 7110.65) to npa tower through their class D airspace (tower surface area) and was approved, known traffic on their d-brite radar display. When the PA28 was south of npa runway 7L/right, npa tower departed an sbr-1 on an assigned heading of 150 degrees, climbing to 3000 ft. This sbr-1 was on a direct collision course towards the PA28, climbing through the PA28's VFR altitude of 2500 ft. On initial contact from the sbr-1, I immediately stopped their climb to 2000 ft and exchanged traffic information. This facility (P31) has determined that no incident occurred since I took action to avert the possibility of a midair collision. The appropriate supervision at npa tower was informed of the occurrence and the FAA advised.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A P31 APCH CTLR DID NOT RECEIVE TIMELY INFO ON AN IFR SBR1 MIL ACFT OFF NPA NEARLY CONFLICTING WITH A VFR PA28.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING A VFR PA28, LEVEL AT 2500 FT, ALONG THE GULF COAST SHORELINE, EBOUND, THROUGH CLASS C AIRSPACE. THIS ACFT WAS COORDINATED AS A POINTOUT (AS PER FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65) TO NPA TWR THROUGH THEIR CLASS D AIRSPACE (TWR SURFACE AREA) AND WAS APPROVED, KNOWN TFC ON THEIR D-BRITE RADAR DISPLAY. WHEN THE PA28 WAS S OF NPA RWY 7L/R, NPA TWR DEPARTED AN SBR-1 ON AN ASSIGNED HDG OF 150 DEGS, CLBING TO 3000 FT. THIS SBR-1 WAS ON A DIRECT COLLISION COURSE TOWARDS THE PA28, CLBING THROUGH THE PA28'S VFR ALT OF 2500 FT. ON INITIAL CONTACT FROM THE SBR-1, I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THEIR CLB TO 2000 FT AND EXCHANGED TFC INFO. THIS FACILITY (P31) HAS DETERMINED THAT NO INCIDENT OCCURRED SINCE I TOOK ACTION TO AVERT THE POSSIBILITY OF A MIDAIR COLLISION. THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISION AT NPA TWR WAS INFORMED OF THE OCCURRENCE AND THE FAA ADVISED.
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.