Controller complains about approach control sequencing of traffic.

Attributes
ACN	128134
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aby
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	128134
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

The problem stemmed from a lack of cooperation from the center's approach controller. Approach had 2 aircraft on visual apches. The tower asked that the second aircraft be given an entry on the downwind reference VFR traffic also inbound to the same runway. The center's approach controller refused the downwind and insisted on entering the aircraft on a base leg entry. The VFR aircraft had lost its generator and was not in sight by the tower nor the IFR inbound traffic. Also radio contact with the VFR was intermittent as a result of the generator failure. The IFR traffic called on a 3 mi base and the last reported position for the VFR traffic was 3 mi final. Letters of agreement with the center state transfer of control prior to entering the air traffic area. The traffic area has a 5 mi radius. As a result the IFR traffic was broken off the approach. Both aircraft landed without incident, but things could have been handled in a more safe and expeditious method. Also the tower has no BRITE so we depend entirely on pilot position reports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR COMPLAINS ABOUT APCH CTL SEQUENCING OF TRAFFIC.

Narrative: THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A LACK OF COOPERATION FROM THE CENTER'S APCH CTLR. APCH HAD 2 ACFT ON VISUAL APCHES. THE TWR ASKED THAT THE SECOND ACFT BE GIVEN AN ENTRY ON THE DOWNWIND REFERENCE VFR TFC ALSO INBND TO THE SAME RWY. THE CENTER'S APCH CTLR REFUSED THE DOWNWIND AND INSISTED ON ENTERING THE ACFT ON A BASE LEG ENTRY. THE VFR ACFT HAD LOST ITS GENERATOR AND WAS NOT IN SIGHT BY THE TWR NOR THE IFR INBND TFC. ALSO RADIO CONTACT WITH THE VFR WAS INTERMITTENT AS A RESULT OF THE GENERATOR FAILURE. THE IFR TFC CALLED ON A 3 MI BASE AND THE LAST REPORTED POSITION FOR THE VFR TFC WAS 3 MI FINAL. LETTERS OF AGREEMENT WITH THE CENTER STATE TRANSFER OF CTL PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ATA. THE TFC AREA HAS A 5 MI RADIUS. AS A RESULT THE IFR TFC WAS BROKEN OFF THE APCH. BOTH ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED IN A MORE SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS METHOD. ALSO THE TWR HAS NO BRITE SO WE DEPEND ENTIRELY ON PLT POSITION REPORTS.

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.