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R90 TRACON controller reported vectoring an aircraft into airspace at an altitude below the minimum vectoring altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1434488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | R90.TRACON |
| State Reference | NE |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed on a heading of 300 climbing to 4;000 feet. I first made radio contact with aircraft X at approximately 5 miles northwest of oma. On initial call I climbed aircraft X to 8;000 feet and turned to heading 220. As a single turboprop aircraft I expected the aircraft to make a 400 foot climb within 1-2 miles which they did not. On the heading 220 the aircraft entered a minimum vectoring altitude (MVA) area for a tower approximately 8 miles west of oma. When I became aware of the issue I turned the aircraft further to a 180 heading to avoid the obstruction and gave the instruction to expedite climb through 6;000 feet. I believe closest proximity to the obstruction was about 2 miles.as a controller with plenty experience in this facility; this is the first time I've had this type of situation occur. I would recommend to myself that I side with more caution with expectation of aircraft capabilities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R90 TRACON Controller reported vectoring an aircraft into airspace at an altitude below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: Aircraft X departed on a heading of 300 climbing to 4;000 feet. I first made radio contact with Aircraft X at approximately 5 miles northwest of OMA. On initial call I climbed Aircraft X to 8;000 feet and turned to heading 220. As a single turboprop aircraft I expected the aircraft to make a 400 foot climb within 1-2 miles which they did not. On the heading 220 the aircraft entered a Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) area for a tower approximately 8 miles west of OMA. When I became aware of the issue I turned the aircraft further to a 180 heading to avoid the obstruction and gave the instruction to expedite climb through 6;000 feet. I believe closest proximity to the obstruction was about 2 miles.As a controller with plenty experience in this facility; this is the first time I've had this type of situation occur. I would recommend to myself that I side with more caution with expectation of aircraft capabilities.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.