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ZDC ARTCC controller reported being unable to provide separation to aircraft in conflict and subsequent approach clearance; due to limited radar and radio coverage in the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1514112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IXA.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was descending to 3;000 about 15miles southwest of ixa airport for the visual approach. Aircraft Y came up on my frequency looking for flight following southbound. I gave him a code; told him to ident; and told him about the inbound traffic landing at ixa. The second I saw aircraft Y's code I transmitted for the citation to stop decent and informed him about the traffic. Then I told aircraft Y about the traffic; which at that time was already past. Not knowing that aircraft X was out of frequency range and could not hear anything I said about the traffic. I never did get contact with aircraft X and he landed without any approach clearance. The only thing would be better radar and radio coverage for that area. I never saw the departing aircraft until he was at 2;800 feet. Aircraft X never heard my traffic calls because he was out of radio coverage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC ARTCC Controller reported being unable to provide separation to aircraft in conflict and subsequent approach clearance; due to limited radar and radio coverage in the area.
Narrative: Aircraft X was descending to 3;000 about 15miles southwest of IXA airport for the visual approach. Aircraft Y came up on my frequency looking for flight following southbound. I gave him a code; told him to ident; and told him about the inbound traffic landing at IXA. The second I saw Aircraft Y's code I transmitted for the citation to stop decent and informed him about the traffic. Then I told Aircraft Y about the traffic; which at that time was already past. Not knowing that Aircraft X was out of frequency range and could not hear anything I said about the traffic. I never did get contact with Aircraft X and he landed without any approach clearance. The only thing would be better radar and radio coverage for that area. I never saw the departing aircraft until he was at 2;800 feet. Aircraft X never heard my traffic calls because he was out of radio coverage.
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.