Narrative:

I was working the local 1 control position at night with runways 21L and 21R active and in use. I had a C172 doing stop-and-goes in right traffic on runway 21R and a PA44 doing stop-and-goes in left traffic on runway 21L. I noticed a radar target 3 mi northwest indicating 6500 ft (1500 ft AGL) inbound to the airport. I transmitted in the blind to try to establish radio communications with no success. I then called ZAB and told them that if they were talking to a plane inside of drk on a practice approach that I needed to talk to him as soon as possible! I moved both of my pattern aircraft to avoid the inbound that checked on 1 mi northwest still inbound. The aircraft had descended to 5800 ft; which is right at pattern altitude. I instructed the aircraft to go missed back to drk and resumed normal traffic operations. We have had numerous; ongoing safety issues with practice approachs; and it is time for the FAA to either: 1) give ZAB the resources needed to work the practice approachs; or 2) have P50 take over the airspace and work the planes; or 3) the best solution is to give the prc ATCT controllers the equipment and resources to again work the practice approachs and transition the aircraft safely into prc airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRC LCL CTLR DESCRIBED AIRSPACE INTRUSION BY ACFT ON PRACTICE APCH RESULTING IN GAR; INDICATING FAILED COORD BY ZAB.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE LCL 1 CTL POS AT NIGHT WITH RWYS 21L AND 21R ACTIVE AND IN USE. I HAD A C172 DOING STOP-AND-GOES IN R TFC ON RWY 21R AND A PA44 DOING STOP-AND-GOES IN L TFC ON RWY 21L. I NOTICED A RADAR TARGET 3 MI NW INDICATING 6500 FT (1500 FT AGL) INBOUND TO THE ARPT. I XMITTED IN THE BLIND TO TRY TO ESTABLISH RADIO COMS WITH NO SUCCESS. I THEN CALLED ZAB AND TOLD THEM THAT IF THEY WERE TALKING TO A PLANE INSIDE OF DRK ON A PRACTICE APCH THAT I NEEDED TO TALK TO HIM ASAP! I MOVED BOTH OF MY PATTERN ACFT TO AVOID THE INBOUND THAT CHKED ON 1 MI NW STILL INBOUND. THE ACFT HAD DSNDED TO 5800 FT; WHICH IS RIGHT AT PATTERN ALT. I INSTRUCTED THE ACFT TO GO MISSED BACK TO DRK AND RESUMED NORMAL TFC OPS. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS; ONGOING SAFETY ISSUES WITH PRACTICE APCHS; AND IT IS TIME FOR THE FAA TO EITHER: 1) GIVE ZAB THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO WORK THE PRACTICE APCHS; OR 2) HAVE P50 TAKE OVER THE AIRSPACE AND WORK THE PLANES; OR 3) THE BEST SOLUTION IS TO GIVE THE PRC ATCT CTLRS THE EQUIP AND RESOURCES TO AGAIN WORK THE PRACTICE APCHS AND TRANSITION THE ACFT SAFELY INTO PRC ARPT.

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.