VFR facility is attempting to provide approach control services to practice IFR approach aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	122248
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	122248
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Prescott ATC tower is attempting to provide approach control service to aircraft conducting practice IFR approachs in VFR conditions. This is an unsafe practice as prescott tower is a non radar facility and is unable to provide meaningful traffic information to these aircraft. Recently management of prescott ATC tower proposed a new letter of agreement with abq ARTCC center which places the burden of issuing traffic information to these aircraft on the tower. West/O radar, this cannot be accomplished safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR FAC IS ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE APCH CTL SERVICES TO PRACTICE IFR APCH ACFT.

Narrative: PRESCOTT ATC TWR IS ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE APCH CTL SVC TO ACFT CONDUCTING PRACTICE IFR APCHS IN VFR CONDITIONS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE AS PRESCOTT TWR IS A NON RADAR FAC AND IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL TFC INFO TO THESE ACFT. RECENTLY MGMNT OF PRESCOTT ATC TWR PROPOSED A NEW LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH ABQ ARTCC CENTER WHICH PLACES THE BURDEN OF ISSUING TFC INFO TO THESE ACFT ON THE TWR. W/O RADAR, THIS CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED SAFELY.

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.