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P31 controller is concerned with inaccurate coordination procedures regarding adjacent military airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : p31.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hercules (C-130) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 21 controller time certified in position1 : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 601598 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
On wkends, pns approach takes over vps airspace. A mission sheet is faxed to us with times and altitudes and mission profile numbers. The supervisor takes this information, looks up the profile in an outdated book, and colors in a map showing what needs to be protected. When I took the vps position, I was briefed that we were protecting a small area of R2914 for an AC130. I observed the aircraft going 15 mi out of the area we were protecting. When a lifeguard helicopter called wanting information on where he could and could not go, I became concerned. I checked the profile book myself and discovered we only had 1 of 2 profiles being flown. At this point the supervisor had left and we had a controller in charge. I called the range operations control, using a cordless phone, since we don't have a direct line, and found out the second profile was a large one. We hadn't been protecting all of the airspace we should have been. The roc faxed a copy of the mission profile. Solutions: 1) if we are to work sua on a part-time basis, someone needs to be responsible for having current information available. 2) had a supervisor been present, I wouldn't have had to research the problem, while working the airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P31 CTLR IS CONCERNED WITH INACCURATE COORD PROCS REGARDING ADJACENT MIL AIRSPACE.
Narrative: ON WKENDS, PNS APCH TAKES OVER VPS AIRSPACE. A MISSION SHEET IS FAXED TO US WITH TIMES AND ALTS AND MISSION PROFILE NUMBERS. THE SUPVR TAKES THIS INFO, LOOKS UP THE PROFILE IN AN OUTDATED BOOK, AND COLORS IN A MAP SHOWING WHAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED. WHEN I TOOK THE VPS POS, I WAS BRIEFED THAT WE WERE PROTECTING A SMALL AREA OF R2914 FOR AN AC130. I OBSERVED THE ACFT GOING 15 MI OUT OF THE AREA WE WERE PROTECTING. WHEN A LIFEGUARD HELI CALLED WANTING INFO ON WHERE HE COULD AND COULD NOT GO, I BECAME CONCERNED. I CHKED THE PROFILE BOOK MYSELF AND DISCOVERED WE ONLY HAD 1 OF 2 PROFILES BEING FLOWN. AT THIS POINT THE SUPVR HAD LEFT AND WE HAD A CIC. I CALLED THE RANGE OPS CTL, USING A CORDLESS PHONE, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A DIRECT LINE, AND FOUND OUT THE SECOND PROFILE WAS A LARGE ONE. WE HADN'T BEEN PROTECTING ALL OF THE AIRSPACE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE ROC FAXED A COPY OF THE MISSION PROFILE. SOLUTIONS: 1) IF WE ARE TO WORK SUA ON A PART-TIME BASIS, SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING CURRENT INFO AVAILABLE. 2) HAD A SUPVR BEEN PRESENT, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO RESEARCH THE PROB, WHILE WORKING THE AIRSPACE.
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.