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TRACON coordinator reported unsafe operational conditions because the departure controller was doing an unsatisfactory job.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1452383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff Climb Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Departure Handoff / Assist |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5.0 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During estimated time as the coordinator for departure control I was so busy on the land line with other sectors within the TRACON and other facilities dealing with the chaos that the radar controller created that in my professional opinion all aircraft were safer on the ground. I held all departures for the fear of what could happen if they were to become airborne. I've been worried or greatly concerned about situations before but for the first time in my ATC career I was scared. I felt I couldn't help the situation because my radar controller was unpredictable and is not capable of this level of traffic.move said radar employee to another facility with less complex traffic. This cpcit (certified professional controller in training) is not fully certified and shouldn't be!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON Coordinator reported unsafe operational conditions because the Departure Controller was doing an unsatisfactory job.
Narrative: During estimated time as the Coordinator for Departure Control I was so busy on the land line with other sectors within the TRACON and other facilities dealing with the chaos that the Radar controller created that in my professional opinion all aircraft were safer on the ground. I held all departures for the fear of what could happen if they were to become airborne. I've been worried or greatly concerned about situations before but for the first time in my ATC career I was scared. I felt I couldn't help the situation because my Radar controller was unpredictable and is not capable of this level of traffic.Move said Radar employee to another facility with less complex traffic. This CPCIT (Certified Professional Controller in Training) is not fully certified and shouldn't be!
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.