Narrative:

A C182 came over to us on the way to oxnard airport (oxr). Aircraft was checking in when the sector who handed off to us; malibu; called me and told me the aircraft did not appear to be climbing. Aircraft was in a 4;000 feet. MVA at 3;000 feet when the controller issued a climb. Recommendation; not sure what to say about this; I do not know if training was involved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SCT controller described a possible MVA infraction when traffic being transferred was at 3000; in a 4000 MVA area; no FAA loss of separation event was recorded.

Narrative: A C182 came over to us on the way to Oxnard Airport (OXR). Aircraft was checking in when the sector who handed off to us; Malibu; called me and told me the aircraft did not appear to be climbing. Aircraft was in a 4;000 feet. MVA at 3;000 feet when the Controller issued a climb. Recommendation; not sure what to say about this; I do not know if training was involved.

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.