<< >> NASA ASRS Report 576667, March 2003

Pct controller concerned with dc ADIZ and its impact on controller and pilot community. Controller recommends stricter requirements as resolution.

Attributes
ACN	576667
Time
Date	200303
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pct.tracon
State Reference	VA
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	576667
Events
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Environmental Factor Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
Airspace Structure	special use : dcadiz.othersua

Narrative:

The new procedures for the bwi/dc ADIZ are just as unworkable and a distraction to the safety of IFR aircraft. The computer system cannot handle all these NAS VFR flight plans. The controller workforce cannot handle the increased workload. The pilot community cannot keep up with the constant changes. I propose all airports with 15 miles of the dc area be closed for security reasons. All airports between 15-30 mile radius be open to IFR traffic only, no VFR flts allowed, no training flts allowed. This would assure homeland security as well as aviation safety by reducing the volume of flts in the dc area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PCT CTLR CONCERNED WITH DC ADIZ AND ITS IMPACT ON CTLR AND PLT COMMUNITY. CTLR RECOMMENDS STRICTER REQUIREMENTS AS RESOLUTION.

Narrative: THE NEW PROCS FOR THE BWI/DC ADIZ ARE JUST AS UNWORKABLE AND A DISTR TO THE SAFETY OF IFR ACFT. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM CANNOT HANDLE ALL THESE NAS VFR FLT PLANS. THE CTLR WORKFORCE CANNOT HANDLE THE INCREASED WORKLOAD. THE PLT COMMUNITY CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE CONSTANT CHANGES. I PROPOSE ALL ARPTS WITH 15 MILES OF THE DC AREA BE CLOSED FOR SECURITY REASONS. ALL ARPTS BETWEEN 15-30 MILE RADIUS BE OPEN TO IFR TFC ONLY, NO VFR FLTS ALLOWED, NO TRAINING FLTS ALLOWED. THIS WOULD ASSURE HOMELAND SECURITY AS WELL AS AVIATION SAFETY BY REDUCING THE VOLUME OF FLTS IN THE DC 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.