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Attributes | |
ACN | 797227 |
Time | |
Date | 200807 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : lgb.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller radar : 23 |
ASRS Report | 797227 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airspace Structure FAA |
Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
The lack of class B airspace to the west and south of lgb airport is an ongoing problem. Any aircraft can fly into either the wbound or sbound departure corridors at 2500 ft or 3000 ft. Numerous aircraft conflict with departures climbing from lgb. Without any regulated airspace in that area numerous TCAS events and midair collisions occur on a near daily basis. Expansion of the lax class B airspace could alleviate this hazard without too much of an inconvenience to GA if the new design followed the contours of the lgb departure corridors. Unless something is done; there will be a collision with an lgb jet departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING THE LAX CLASS B BOUNDARIES; CITING AIRSPACE ENCOMPASSING LGB DEPS IS UNPROTECTED.
Narrative: THE LACK OF CLASS B AIRSPACE TO THE W AND S OF LGB ARPT IS AN ONGOING PROB. ANY ACFT CAN FLY INTO EITHER THE WBOUND OR SBOUND DEP CORRIDORS AT 2500 FT OR 3000 FT. NUMEROUS ACFT CONFLICT WITH DEPS CLBING FROM LGB. WITHOUT ANY REGULATED AIRSPACE IN THAT AREA NUMEROUS TCAS EVENTS AND MIDAIR COLLISIONS OCCUR ON A NEAR DAILY BASIS. EXPANSION OF THE LAX CLASS B AIRSPACE COULD ALLEVIATE THIS HAZARD WITHOUT TOO MUCH OF AN INCONVENIENCE TO GA IF THE NEW DESIGN FOLLOWED THE CONTOURS OF THE LGB DEP CORRIDORS. UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE; THERE WILL BE A COLLISION WITH AN LGB JET DEP.
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.