Myf controller described a conflict event when sct unexpectedly issued a visual approach absent any ...

Attributes
ACN	904319
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	MYF.Airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 300
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

A BE30 was originally on the ILS but was having problems flying the localizer per east radar. He broke off the approach and turned north toward our traffic and we thought sct was vectoring him back for the ILS again. Suddenly; east called and said he was cleared on the visual approach instead; and did not have traffic in sight. Local control issued traffic to a C152; who saw the king air; and the targets partially merged briefly. This is unsafe; and poor controlling. The conflict was not resolved and the east radar controller put the king air in danger by clearing him for the visual without establishing the traffic in sight. This is the second time in two days that the radar has put an aircraft on the visual into a conflict situation; and it is unacceptable. Brief the radar controllers on separation responsibilities and resolving conflicts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MYF Controller described a conflict event when SCT unexpectedly issued a visual approach absent any traffic sightings of aircraft in the pattern; the reporter noting the RADAR Controllers actions were unsafe.

Narrative: A BE30 was originally on the ILS but was having problems flying the localizer per East RADAR. He broke off the approach and turned north toward our traffic and we thought SCT was vectoring him back for the ILS again. Suddenly; East called and said he was cleared on the visual approach instead; and did not have traffic in sight. Local Control issued traffic to a C152; who saw the King Air; and the targets partially merged briefly. This is unsafe; and poor controlling. The conflict was not resolved and the East RADAR Controller put the King Air in danger by clearing him for the visual without establishing the traffic in sight. This is the second time in two days that the RADAR has put an aircraft on the visual into a conflict situation; and it is unacceptable. Brief the RADAR controllers on separation responsibilities and resolving conflicts.

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.

Myf controller described a conflict event when sct unexpectedly issued a visual approach absent any traffic sightings of aircraft in the pattern; the reporter noting the radar controllers actions were unsafe.