Narrative:

A T6 was IFR doing practice approaches to runway 22. He was issued his local IFR as well as his IFR clearance to depart west from the tower. He was going to do two ILS approaches to runway 22 and then depart westbound on his IFR. Prior to commencing his second ILS approach; I as the radar controller issued his climb out instructions. They were after completing approach turn left heading 200 climb and maintain 170 return this frequency. After I issued that to him I called up local control on the shout line and stated that the T6 will have a climb out of turn left heading 200 climb and maintain 170. Tower acknowledged with their initials as well as myself and verbal communications was completed. I then continued to eventually vector and clear the T6 for the ILS approach and switch him to the tower. After completing the ILS approach; the T6 came over to me due westbound right towards the mountains climbing. I immediately turned him right to 040 heading and climbed him to 170. I then asked him if he could maintain his own terrain obstruction. When he said affirmative; I then noticed that he was climbing out of 072 which was above the highest obstruction depicted for the 9;000 ft. MVA on the mountain. Subsequently I turned the T6 left direct san simon (sso); utilizing the vector below the MVA rule 5-6-3 since he was above the obstruction climbing to 170. I then told him to reset his transponder squawk. I then stated that his climb out instructions were turn left heading 200 climb and maintain 170. He stated that tower told us to proceed on course. Consequently he was on course direct san simon off runway 22 below the MVA's aimed right at the mountains. IFR departures off of runway 22 need to be a left turn to 200 through 120.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELP TRACON Controller described a loss of MVA separation event when climb out instructions relayed through the Tower were confused resulting in the higher terrain entry.

Narrative: A T6 was IFR doing practice approaches to Runway 22. He was issued his local IFR as well as his IFR clearance to depart west from the Tower. He was going to do two ILS approaches to Runway 22 and then depart westbound on his IFR. Prior to commencing his second ILS approach; I as the RADAR Controller issued his climb out instructions. They were after completing approach turn left heading 200 climb and maintain 170 return this frequency. After I issued that to him I called up Local Control on the shout line and stated that the T6 will have a climb out of turn left heading 200 climb and maintain 170. Tower acknowledged with their initials as well as myself and verbal communications was completed. I then continued to eventually vector and clear the T6 for the ILS approach and switch him to the Tower. After completing the ILS approach; the T6 came over to me due westbound right towards the mountains climbing. I immediately turned him right to 040 heading and climbed him to 170. I then asked him if he could maintain his own terrain obstruction. When he said affirmative; I then noticed that he was climbing out of 072 which was above the highest obstruction depicted for the 9;000 FT. MVA on the mountain. Subsequently I turned the T6 left direct San Simon (SSO); utilizing the vector below the MVA rule 5-6-3 since he was above the obstruction climbing to 170. I then told him to reset his transponder squawk. I then stated that his climb out instructions were turn left heading 200 climb and maintain 170. He stated that Tower told us to proceed on course. Consequently he was on course direct San Simon off Runway 22 below the MVA's aimed right at the mountains. IFR departures off of Runway 22 need to be a left turn to 200 through 120.

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.