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Sdl ATCT local controller concerned with high number of incidents with aircraft entering class D airspace without a clearance. A conflict occurred in the pattern between a PA28 training and a BE36 cruising through the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637993 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdl.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : military controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 10 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 637993 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : brite radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
BE36 violated class D airspace. First call he was inside airspace, I had 2 other aircraft in close proximity due to low ceiling. 1 aircraft overflying at 3000 ft advised he could not continue wbound at 3000 ft and maintain VFR. Second aircraft was east, inbound at 2500 ft. Third aircraft was a student departure who decided to return to land immediately after departure due to ceiling. Airspace violations occur several times daily at sdl. We usually just don't have the time to follow up and report them. Management seems content to not report them or violate pilots. Maybe they will after one of these aircraft run into a G4.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SDL ATCT LCL CTLR CONCERNED WITH HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WITH ACFT ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. A CONFLICT OCCURRED IN THE PATTERN BTWN A PA28 TRAINING AND A BE36 CRUISING THROUGH THE AREA.
Narrative: BE36 VIOLATED CLASS D AIRSPACE. FIRST CALL HE WAS INSIDE AIRSPACE, I HAD 2 OTHER ACFT IN CLOSE PROX DUE TO LOW CEILING. 1 ACFT OVERFLYING AT 3000 FT ADVISED HE COULD NOT CONTINUE WBOUND AT 3000 FT AND MAINTAIN VFR. SECOND ACFT WAS E, INBOUND AT 2500 FT. THIRD ACFT WAS A STUDENT DEP WHO DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEP DUE TO CEILING. AIRSPACE VIOLATIONS OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES DAILY AT SDL. WE USUALLY JUST DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO FOLLOW UP AND RPT THEM. MGMNT SEEMS CONTENT TO NOT RPT THEM OR VIOLATE PLTS. MAYBE THEY WILL AFTER ONE OF THESE ACFT RUN INTO A G4.
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.