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Lgb tower quality control specialist reported he discovered an airspace violation event during an internal review. The tower manager reportedly instructed the specialist to not report the violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1440884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGB.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | VFR Route |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During internal review of the local control position I identified an airspace violation. Training was taking place but it was a slow session. Local control instructed an aircraft to extend downwind without restriction then told him to turn base too late so that he slopped over into an adjacent airport's class D airspace. No point out was given by local control to the adjacent tower.I have sent this to management; but my manager has instructed me not to file mandatory occurrence reports on losses identified during internal reviews. I am completing this report to comply with my requirements to report airspace violations. The atcs tried to correct the issue by telling the pilot to turn base; but it was too late. The controller should have given a point out to the tower. That would have remedied the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGB Tower Quality Control Specialist reported he discovered an airspace violation event during an internal review. The Tower Manager reportedly instructed the Specialist to not report the violation.
Narrative: During internal review of the Local Control position I identified an airspace violation. Training was taking place but it was a slow session. Local control instructed an aircraft to extend downwind without restriction then told him to turn base too late so that he slopped over into an adjacent airport's Class D airspace. No point out was given by Local Control to the adjacent tower.I have sent this to management; but my manager has instructed me not to file Mandatory Occurrence Reports on losses identified during internal reviews. I am completing this report to comply with my requirements to report airspace violations. The ATCS tried to correct the issue by telling the pilot to turn base; but it was too late. The Controller should have given a point out to the Tower. That would have remedied the situation.
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.