<< >> NASA ASRS Report 948822, May 2011

Terminal controller described a MVA infraction that occurred when the center controller failed to adhere to LOA descent altitudes.

Attributes
ACN	948822
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

GA aircraft contacted me out of an altitude not per LOA or coordinated. Contacted ZZZ [center] and they said he was stopped at 12;000 ft. By the time I returned to the aircraft; they were below the MVA. In hindsight; I should have stopped the descent of the aircraft and then coordinated with the center.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Terminal Controller described a MVA infraction that occurred when the Center Controller failed to adhere to LOA descent altitudes.

Narrative: GA aircraft contacted me out of an altitude not per LOA or coordinated. Contacted ZZZ [Center] and they said he was stopped at 12;000 FT. By the time I returned to the aircraft; they were below the MVA. In hindsight; I should have stopped the descent of the aircraft and then coordinated with the Center.

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.