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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1441525 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SCT.TRACON | 
| State Reference | CA | 
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 | 
| Flight Phase | Cruise | 
| Route In Use | Vectors | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Approach  | 
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified | 
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 18 | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT  | 
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed nzy for practice instrument approach at nzy. Training in progress. Trainee handed off aircraft X to nzy radar; but failed to effectively communicate transfer until aircraft reached a 2300 ft MVA. Don't trust trainee.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT TRACON Instructor reported the Developmental did not transfer communication to the Tower until the aircraft reached an area beneath the MVA.
Narrative: Aircraft X departed NZY for practice instrument approach at NZY. Training in progress. Trainee handed off Aircraft X to NZY Radar; but failed to effectively communicate transfer until aircraft reached a 2300 ft MVA. Don't trust Trainee.
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.