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Tower controller described a conflict when a VFR departure was turn back over the airport by approach control during a military flight tactical over head approach maneuver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 993919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
I departed a C206 on runway heading off runway 21 and coordinated the aircraft rolling with departure. The aircraft had requested a VFR northeast departure; this was included in the rolling call. Approach gave me a flight of military jets on a tactical overhead approach to runway 21 with a right break. The tactical overhead places the wing man one mile to the left of the lead. The radar controller allowed the departing aircraft to turn left to a heading of 030 and stopped the climb at 5;500; the same altitude as the flight. Nose to nose opposite direction closure rate was about 500 KTS. I called traffic to the military flight and instructed them to climb to 6;500. They missed. I don't know how close it was; they passed out of view over the top of the tower. I asked the radar controller if he knew what had happened. He didn't. The departure controller shouldn't turn departing traffic back into arrivals.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller described a conflict when a VFR departure was turn back over the airport by Approach Control during a military flight tactical over head approach maneuver.
Narrative: I departed a C206 on runway heading off Runway 21 and coordinated the aircraft rolling with departure. The aircraft had requested a VFR northeast departure; this was included in the rolling call. Approach gave me a flight of military jets on a tactical overhead approach to Runway 21 with a right break. The tactical overhead places the wing man one mile to the left of the lead. The RADAR Controller allowed the departing aircraft to turn left to a heading of 030 and stopped the climb at 5;500; the same altitude as the flight. Nose to nose opposite direction closure rate was about 500 KTS. I called traffic to the military flight and instructed them to climb to 6;500. They missed. I don't know how close it was; they passed out of view over the top of the Tower. I asked the RADAR Controller if he knew what had happened. He didn't. The Departure Controller shouldn't turn departing traffic back into arrivals.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.