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Radar contact with an small aircraft was lost at low altitude and did not reappear until 8 miles later.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : buj airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : dfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 118568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During a period of busy traffic, I was forced to advise an small aircraft that radar contact was lost due to the radar not painting any target on my scope. I later (about 8 flying miles) was able to reidentify this aircraft. This happens quite often in this area. It would be quite easy to totally forget this aircraft if I was much busier. This situation is terrible!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RADAR CONTACT WITH AN SMA WAS LOST AT LOW ALT AND DID NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL 8 MILES LATER.
Narrative: DURING A PERIOD OF BUSY TFC, I WAS FORCED TO ADVISE AN SMA THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST DUE TO THE RADAR NOT PAINTING ANY TARGET ON MY SCOPE. I LATER (ABOUT 8 FLYING MILES) WAS ABLE TO REIDENTIFY THIS ACFT. THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN IN THIS AREA. IT WOULD BE QUITE EASY TO TOTALLY FORGET THIS ACFT IF I WAS MUCH BUSIER. THIS SITUATION IS TERRIBLE!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.