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Sct controller described rarely used IFR procedures into the psp area; suggesting refresher training be provided given IFR weather conditions are experienced only on an infrequent bases.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 869068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo (C550) |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Departure Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
98% of the time we run nothing but visual approaches to palm springs due to the good weather. However; when the weather gets bad; we are forced to use approaches that I am now familiar with. It is rare to get IFR weather in palm springs; but it will occur in the winter time. In this incident; I had aircraft arriving into palm springs that could not get the airport in sight. Recommendation; we need specific training before winter time on the various approaches into the palm springs; thermal; and bermuda dunes airports. I realize that my narrative makes me look stupid; trust me; I'm not. I've been doing this job for many years without an oe (operation error); od (operation deviation) or any other blemish on my career. We need additional training on IFR weather procedures for the palm springs area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT Controller described rarely used IFR procedures into the PSP area; suggesting refresher training be provided given IFR weather conditions are experienced only on an infrequent bases.
Narrative: 98% of the time we run nothing but visual approaches to Palm Springs due to the good weather. However; when the weather gets bad; we are forced to use approaches that I am now familiar with. It is rare to get IFR weather in Palm Springs; but it will occur in the winter time. In this incident; I had aircraft arriving into Palm Springs that could not get the airport in sight. Recommendation; we need specific training before winter time on the various approaches into the Palm Springs; Thermal; and Bermuda Dunes Airports. I realize that my narrative makes me look stupid; trust me; I'm not. I've been doing this job for many years without an OE (Operation Error); OD (Operation Deviation) or any other blemish on my career. We need additional training on IFR weather procedures for the Palm Springs area.
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.