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A landing MTR reported to tower late and conflicted with a departure opposite direction small aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sln |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tower : sln tracon : sea |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 127283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
An MTR on an ILS approach called the tower 2 mi from the #'south instead of before the FAF, which is 5.7 mi away, penetrating the control zone and air traffic area west/O radio communication with tower. Evasive action was required by an small aircraft departing the opp direction and the MTR. I believe this occurred because center (ZKC) has radar that: 1) does not reach the ground at sln, and 2) has insufficient sweeps (or speed) to keep up with the fast military traffic. I believe terminal radar should be installed at sln to prevent these frequent occurrences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG MTR REPORTED TO TWR LATE AND CONFLICTED WITH A DEP OPPOSITE DIRECTION SMA.
Narrative: AN MTR ON AN ILS APCH CALLED THE TWR 2 MI FROM THE #'S INSTEAD OF BEFORE THE FAF, WHICH IS 5.7 MI AWAY, PENETRATING THE CTL ZONE AND ATA W/O RADIO COM WITH TWR. EVASIVE ACTION WAS REQUIRED BY AN SMA DEPARTING THE OPP DIRECTION AND THE MTR. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE CENTER (ZKC) HAS RADAR THAT: 1) DOES NOT REACH THE GND AT SLN, AND 2) HAS INSUFFICIENT SWEEPS (OR SPD) TO KEEP UP WITH THE FAST MIL TFC. I BELIEVE TERMINAL RADAR SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT SLN TO PREVENT THESE FREQUENT OCCURRENCES.
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.