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P31 controller described incident when pns tower controller failed to comply with LOA with regard to a VFR aircraft's entry into the NAS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : p31.tracon |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon tower : mob.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 controller supervisory : 1.5 controller time certified in position1 : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 693533 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Aircraft X called the e-a-right for VFR advisories to aaf. He said he was instructed to maintain 1700 ft and contact my frequency. Our LOA with pns ATCT dictates that they are to enter VFR aircraft into the NAS; call for release of all IFR and VFR departures; and if an aircraft does not automatic-acquire via the ARTS; they are required to coordination and verify the departure controller has established radar contact. 'None' of these were accomplished. The controller in charge was immediately made aware of the situation. When I returned to work that evening; I mentioned this situation to the supervisor; who then informed me that he had never been made aware of it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P31 CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN PNS TWR CTLR FAILED TO COMPLY WITH LOA WITH REGARD TO A VFR ACFT'S ENTRY INTO THE NAS.
Narrative: ACFT X CALLED THE E-A-R FOR VFR ADVISORIES TO AAF. HE SAID HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 1700 FT AND CONTACT MY FREQ. OUR LOA WITH PNS ATCT DICTATES THAT THEY ARE TO ENTER VFR ACFT INTO THE NAS; CALL FOR RELEASE OF ALL IFR AND VFR DEPS; AND IF AN ACFT DOES NOT AUTO-ACQUIRE VIA THE ARTS; THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COORD AND VERIFY THE DEP CTLR HAS ESTABLISHED RADAR CONTACT. 'NONE' OF THESE WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE CIC WAS IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. WHEN I RETURNED TO WORK THAT EVENING; I MENTIONED THIS SITUATION TO THE SUPVR; WHO THEN INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD NEVER BEEN MADE AWARE OF IT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.