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Light transport on a visual approach made a circle to follow an small aircraft on a practice approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aby |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : aby |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 124678 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 2 controller supervisory : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 124768 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ZJX ARTCC works the approach control for our airspace. They gave us an inbound on light transport Y for a visibility approach to runway 4 from the north, estimating the airport at XB30Z. Small aircraft X reported putny OM outbnd on a VFR practice ILS runway 4 approach. He said center had been working him and they switched him to tower. Tower controller 4 asked him to report OM inbound. Small aircraft X reported putny inbound at the same time light transport Y reported 8 north of the airport on the visibility approach to runway 4. Light transport Y was issued small aircraft X traffic, and small aircraft X was issued the jet traffic. Light transport Y reported small aircraft X in sight when he was approximately 2 mi away from him. He was asked by tower if he could follow small aircraft X, and his reply was negative. Tower instructed light transport Y to make a right 270 degree turn to provide adequate spacing. According to procedures set forth by manager of ZJX ARTCC, VFR practice approachs are to be sequenced and handled as IFR arrs, but these procedures are not always adhered to.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT ON A VISUAL APCH MADE A CIRCLE TO FOLLOW AN SMA ON A PRACTICE APCH.
Narrative: ZJX ARTCC WORKS THE APCH CTL FOR OUR AIRSPACE. THEY GAVE US AN INBND ON LTT Y FOR A VIS APCH TO RWY 4 FROM THE N, ESTIMATING THE ARPT AT XB30Z. SMA X RPTED PUTNY OM OUTBND ON A VFR PRACTICE ILS RWY 4 APCH. HE SAID CENTER HAD BEEN WORKING HIM AND THEY SWITCHED HIM TO TWR. TWR CTLR 4 ASKED HIM TO RPT OM INBND. SMA X RPTED PUTNY INBND AT THE SAME TIME LTT Y RPTED 8 N OF THE ARPT ON THE VIS APCH TO RWY 4. LTT Y WAS ISSUED SMA X TFC, AND SMA X WAS ISSUED THE JET TFC. LTT Y RPTED SMA X IN SIGHT WHEN HE WAS APPROX 2 MI AWAY FROM HIM. HE WAS ASKED BY TWR IF HE COULD FOLLOW SMA X, AND HIS REPLY WAS NEGATIVE. TWR INSTRUCTED LTT Y TO MAKE A RIGHT 270 DEG TURN TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACING. ACCORDING TO PROCS SET FORTH BY MGR OF ZJX ARTCC, VFR PRACTICE APCHS ARE TO BE SEQUENCED AND HANDLED AS IFR ARRS, BUT THESE PROCS ARE NOT ALWAYS ADHERED TO.
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.