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Controller at P31 claims whiting radar is 1 of 3 radar system in the pensacola area and does not have good coverage in the eastern sector. The controller was unable to receive a target on a mzop aircraft at 6000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 573281 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : cew.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ind.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v198.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 573281 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
Narrative:
An mzop was in level flight wbound on V198. 7 mi east of the cew VORTAC, we were still not receiving a secondary or beacon target on the aircraft off the whiting ASR-8 antenna/radar. Pensacola's ASR-8 radar was displaying both a primary and a secondary target on aircraft #1, despite the fact that it is an additional 17 mi away. The whiting radar continually exhibits poor performance in the north through southeast quadrants and needs to be fixed. In addition, when pensacola TRACON works eglin AFB's airspace on midnight and wkend shifts, we need a feed off eglin's radar antenna, rather than relying on the faulty whiting radar coverage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR AT P31 CLAIMS WHITING RADAR IS 1 OF 3 RADAR SYS IN THE PENSACOLA AREA AND DOES NOT HAVE GOOD COVERAGE IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. THE CTLR WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE A TARGET ON A MZOP ACFT AT 6000 FT.
Narrative: AN MZOP WAS IN LEVEL FLT WBOUND ON V198. 7 MI E OF THE CEW VORTAC, WE WERE STILL NOT RECEIVING A SECONDARY OR BEACON TARGET ON THE ACFT OFF THE WHITING ASR-8 ANTENNA/RADAR. PENSACOLA'S ASR-8 RADAR WAS DISPLAYING BOTH A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY TARGET ON ACFT #1, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS AN ADDITIONAL 17 MI AWAY. THE WHITING RADAR CONTINUALLY EXHIBITS POOR PERFORMANCE IN THE N THROUGH SE QUADRANTS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IN ADDITION, WHEN PENSACOLA TRACON WORKS EGLIN AFB'S AIRSPACE ON MIDNIGHT AND WKEND SHIFTS, WE NEED A FEED OFF EGLIN'S RADAR ANTENNA, RATHER THAN RELYING ON THE FAULTY WHITING RADAR COVERAGE.
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.