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ZJX controller expressed concern regarding management's lack of planning reference an event that resulted in additional sector traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dab.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 771120 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : zjx.artcc staffing : zjx.artcc |
Narrative:
A large volume of aircraft departed dab; with no plan to accommodate the extra workload for a planned event -- propeller aircraft were being departed in front of high performance turbojets with no speeds set on anyone. There was no realistic plan by anyone to accommodate any of these aircraft; which is a yearly event; ZJX or daytona approach. When I asked for help; because management did not know there was a race departing; I received a radar assistant (a trainee) when I should have received a radar certified controller. Supervisor never even came over to assess the situation. No planes were involved in any separation issues; but the entire situation was unsafe due to poor planning by whatever organizations are responsible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZJX CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S LACK OF PLANNING REFERENCE AN EVENT THAT RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL SECTOR TFC.
Narrative: A LARGE VOLUME OF ACFT DEPARTED DAB; WITH NO PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA WORKLOAD FOR A PLANNED EVENT -- PROP ACFT WERE BEING DEPARTED IN FRONT OF HIGH PERFORMANCE TURBOJETS WITH NO SPDS SET ON ANYONE. THERE WAS NO REALISTIC PLAN BY ANYONE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY OF THESE ACFT; WHICH IS A YEARLY EVENT; ZJX OR DAYTONA APCH. WHEN I ASKED FOR HELP; BECAUSE MGMNT DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A RACE DEPARTING; I RECEIVED A RADAR ASSISTANT (A TRAINEE) WHEN I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A RADAR CERTIFIED CTLR. SUPVR NEVER EVEN CAME OVER TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. NO PLANES WERE INVOLVED IN ANY SEPARATION ISSUES; BUT THE ENTIRE SITUATION WAS UNSAFE DUE TO POOR PLANNING BY WHATEVER ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.