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Elp controller sees a conflict between two aircraft and cancels approach clearance on one of the aircraft. The controller then assigns the aircraft a heading that led the aircraft into an area with a higher MVA than the aircraft's current altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1208769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ELP.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was on a visual approach to runway 4 from the south east of elp. I stopped aircraft's descent at 060 due to a VFR aircraft that departed elp and was on the same course as aircraft X. I separated the two and canceled aircraft X visual approach clearance. I gave aircraft X a heading to fly but not an altitude to maintain and he flew in to a MVA that was higher than his altitude. Shortly after I issued aircraft X an altitude to maintain that was above the MVA. Have to remember to issue an altitude and a heading when you take them off a approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELP Controller sees a conflict between two aircraft and cancels approach clearance on one of the aircraft. The Controller then assigns the aircraft a heading that led the aircraft into an area with a higher MVA than the aircraft's current altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X was on a visual approach to RWY 4 from the south east of ELP. I stopped Aircraft's descent at 060 due to a VFR aircraft that departed ELP and was on the same course as Aircraft X. I separated the two and canceled Aircraft X visual approach clearance. I gave Aircraft X a heading to fly but not an altitude to maintain and he flew in to a MVA that was higher than his altitude. Shortly after I issued Aircraft X an altitude to maintain that was above the MVA. Have to remember to issue an altitude and a heading when you take them off a approach.
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.