<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1158003, March 2014

P31 controller is informed by the pilot of a helicopter under his control that he is leveling to avoid a C172 passing overhead. The C172 had entered the class C without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	1158003
Time
Date	201403
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	P31.TRACON
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Jet/Long Ranger/206
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Conflict NMAC Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

While working the z-ar; the helicopter departed ndz IFR climbing to 1;700; the pilot reported that he was leveling at 1;100 and a C172 was passing overhead less than 100 ft northwest bound! I informed the helicopter pilot that I had a weak primary and for him to confirm that he was clear of the traffic! The C172 was well inside the class C!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P31 Controller is informed by the pilot of a helicopter under his control that he is leveling to avoid a C172 passing overhead. The C172 had entered the Class C without clearance.

Narrative: While working the Z-AR; the helicopter departed NDZ IFR climbing to 1;700; the pilot reported that he was leveling at 1;100 and a C172 was passing overhead less than 100 FT northwest bound! I informed the helicopter pilot that I had a weak primary and for him to confirm that he was clear of the traffic! The C172 was well inside the Class C!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.