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D10 controller voiced concern regarding the lack of video maps available for a GPS approach procedure to a local hospital; noting a recent example of a possible MVA infraction because of confusion regarding course information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 865494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | D10.TRACON |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Radar 19 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
A helicopter was doing an instrument approach to a hospital near dal field. I coordinated with dal tower for the approach and cleared the helicopter. It turned out the RNAV fix he was going to was below the 2400 MVA around downtown dallas. The problem was that the the fixes and approach course are not on any maps that we have and I assumed dal tower knew were the final was. When dal tower realized this they turned the helicopter out of MVA and the helicopter canceled IFR. Recommendation: a separate map that has these approaches on it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: D10 Controller voiced concern regarding the lack of video maps available for a GPS approach procedure to a local hospital; noting a recent example of a possible MVA infraction because of confusion regarding course information.
Narrative: A helicopter was doing an instrument approach to a hospital near DAL field. I coordinated with DAL tower for the approach and cleared the helicopter. It turned out the RNAV fix he was going to was below the 2400 MVA around downtown Dallas. The problem was that the the fixes and approach course are not on any maps that we have and I assumed DAL tower knew were the final was. When DAL tower realized this they turned the helicopter out of MVA and the helicopter canceled IFR. Recommendation: a separate map that has these approaches on it.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.