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ZDV controller reports of discovering an aircraft that he was working; was below the mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1209286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDV.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3.9 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X called airborne looking to pick up his flight plan. I gave him a code and received a track and proceeded to clear him. I then gave him the altimeter and thought nothing of it. My d-side and I then realized that he was actually below the minimum IFR altitude (mia) and that I had messed up. At this point he was crossing into an area of lower mias and I felt that the damage had already been done and that there was no need to climb the aircraft. This was a complete lack of focus on my part. I should have noticed this sooner and cleared him to a higher altitude when issuing the clearance. This is all my fault. I would like to point out that in my opinion; the lack of traffic and complexity played a part in this. We were chatting and just not engaged enough.focus on combining sectors more to keep work force engaged. I am not sure if anything could have been combined up or not in this instance. I am commonly watching a small number of aircraft and losing focus on the sector because I have way too much time on my hands between transmissions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDV Controller reports of discovering an aircraft that he was working; was below the MIA.
Narrative: Aircraft X called airborne looking to pick up his flight plan. I gave him a code and received a track and proceeded to clear him. I then gave him the altimeter and thought nothing of it. My d-side and I then realized that he was actually below the Minimum IFR Altitude (MIA) and that I had messed up. At this point he was crossing into an area of lower MIAs and I felt that the damage had already been done and that there was no need to climb the aircraft. This was a complete lack of focus on my part. I should have noticed this sooner and cleared him to a higher altitude when issuing the clearance. This is all my fault. I would like to point out that in my opinion; the lack of traffic and complexity played a part in this. We were chatting and just not engaged enough.Focus on combining sectors more to keep work force engaged. I am not sure if anything could have been combined up or not in this instance. I am commonly watching a small number of aircraft and losing focus on the sector because I have way too much time on my hands between transmissions.
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.