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ARTCC radar controller failed to inform approach controller that aircraft was on IFR flight plan. Operational deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bpt |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu tracon : iah |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 941 flight time type : 306 |
| ASRS Report | 127679 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
I departed bpt VFR and contacted ZHU for my fir clearance to iws. Controller stated that he could not give me my clearance until he had the required sep (2 other aircraft had departed bpt immediately prior to me heading toward houston). Told controller I could accept a visibility climb to VFR otp at 4500'. Controller then gave me an IFR clearance to isw based on the visibility climb. Was handed off to houston approach, who promptly gave me a clearance through the TCA! I asked the controller when they had started giving IFR aircraft TCA clrncs. Controller responded that he thought I was VFR and he was not aware that I was on an IFR clearance. I'm glad the WX was good and I did not enter IMC thinking I was IFR when the controller thought I was VFR. I'm not sure how this could have been prevented. Prior controller had issued me an IFR clearance. Why this controller wasn't aware of that, I don't know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR FAILED TO INFORM APCH CTLR THAT ACFT WAS ON IFR FLT PLAN. OPERATIONAL DEVIATION.
Narrative: I DEPARTED BPT VFR AND CONTACTED ZHU FOR MY FIR CLRNC TO IWS. CTLR STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GIVE ME MY CLRNC UNTIL HE HAD THE REQUIRED SEP (2 OTHER ACFT HAD DEPARTED BPT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ME HDG TOWARD HOUSTON). TOLD CTLR I COULD ACCEPT A VIS CLB TO VFR OTP AT 4500'. CTLR THEN GAVE ME AN IFR CLRNC TO ISW BASED ON THE VIS CLB. WAS HANDED OFF TO HOUSTON APCH, WHO PROMPTLY GAVE ME A CLRNC THROUGH THE TCA! I ASKED THE CTLR WHEN THEY HAD STARTED GIVING IFR ACFT TCA CLRNCS. CTLR RESPONDED THAT HE THOUGHT I WAS VFR AND HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT I WAS ON AN IFR CLRNC. I'M GLAD THE WX WAS GOOD AND I DID NOT ENTER IMC THINKING I WAS IFR WHEN THE CTLR THOUGHT I WAS VFR. I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. PRIOR CTLR HAD ISSUED ME AN IFR CLRNC. WHY THIS CTLR WASN'T AWARE OF THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
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.