Crw controller expressed concern regarding the local practice of using the phase 'keep him coming' w...

Narrative:

ZID azq sector called with a bkw arrival. A C441 was inbound from the south descending to 6;000. I instructed azq to 'keep him coming'. That phraseology is the issue. It means to let the aircraft enter my airspace; leave him flashing; and switch him after I take the hand off. That is not what happened this time. Azq switched the pilot 25 miles south of bkw direct to bkw and he was asking for the GPS runway 1. I already had a pilot inbound to bkw from the north which is why I said to keep the guy coming. Now I have a guy non-radar who was not on a non-radar routing without knowing anything more about the flight than what the pilot gave me. I have said this before; this keep em coming phraseology wasn't working. Every day I get different results but since I was told this is acceptable I have been using it so that I can work my traffic just as everyone else. After today's tie which upset the pilot from the north when I gave him holding instructions; I had to report this up again. Recommendation; the LOA with both ZID and ZDC needs to be rewritten to address this unique limited radar coverage procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRW Controller expressed concern regarding the local practice of using the PHASE 'keep him coming' which in essence means let the aircraft enter my airspace; leave him flashing and switch him after I take the handoff.

Narrative: ZID AZQ Sector called with a BKW arrival. A C441 was inbound from the south descending to 6;000. I instructed AZQ to 'keep him coming'. That phraseology is the issue. It means to let the aircraft enter my airspace; leave him flashing; and switch him after I take the hand off. That is not what happened this time. AZQ switched the pilot 25 miles south of BKW direct to BKW and he was asking for the GPS Runway 1. I already had a pilot inbound to BKW from the north which is why I said to keep the guy coming. Now I have a guy Non-RADAR who was not on a Non-RADAR routing without knowing anything more about the flight than what the pilot gave me. I have said this before; this keep em coming phraseology wasn't working. Every day I get different results but since I was told this is acceptable I have been using it so that I can work my traffic just as everyone else. After today's tie which upset the pilot from the north when I gave him holding instructions; I had to report this up again. Recommendation; the LOA with both ZID and ZDC needs to be rewritten to address this unique limited RADAR coverage procedures.

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.

Attributes
ACN	939953
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	CRW.TRACON
State Reference	WV
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 425/441 Conquest I/Conquest II
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Supervisor / CIC Approach Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Crw controller expressed concern regarding the local practice of using the phase 'keep him coming' which in essence means let the aircraft enter my airspace; leave him flashing and switch him after I take the handoff.