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N90 TRACON controller reported an airborne conflict between an lga arrival and VFR traffic that was not on frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1525381 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR HAARP THREE |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was descending on the harrp 3 arrival to 4000 ft for lga. Aircraft Y; east bound VFR departure from hpn climbed unrestricted through aircraft X's flight path. I noticed aircraft Y VFR 1200 code climbing out of 3;000 feet. I called the traffic. When I saw aircraft Y leaving 3;600 feet I issued a vector to aircraft X to avoid collision; and made a blanket broadcast on frequency for any VFR departure off hpn to stop their climb. Aircraft X stopped his descent around 5;500 ft due to a TCAS warning. Aircraft Y never stopped his climb; when traffic was no longer a factor I vectored aircraft X back on course to lga. This is a dangerous situation that happens routinely with the VFR departures through a busy IFR corridor. I recommend all VFR departures out of hpn have a VFR flight plan inputted and are restricted below the IFR corridor until they are clear of it. I also recommend airspace changes; hpn needs to be upgraded to a class C; and the ny class bravo should be extended.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: N90 TRACON Controller reported an airborne conflict between an LGA arrival and VFR traffic that was not on frequency.
Narrative: Aircraft X was descending on the HARRP 3 arrival to 4000 ft for LGA. Aircraft Y; East bound VFR departure from HPN climbed unrestricted through Aircraft X's flight path. I noticed Aircraft Y VFR 1200 code climbing out of 3;000 feet. I called the traffic. When I saw Aircraft Y leaving 3;600 feet I issued a vector to Aircraft X to avoid collision; and made a blanket broadcast on frequency for any VFR departure off HPN to stop their climb. Aircraft X stopped his descent around 5;500 ft due to a TCAS warning. Aircraft Y never stopped his climb; when traffic was no longer a factor I vectored Aircraft X back on course to LGA. This is a dangerous situation that happens routinely with the VFR departures through a busy IFR corridor. I recommend all VFR departures out of HPN have a VFR flight plan inputted and are restricted below the IFR corridor until they are clear of it. I also recommend airspace changes; HPN needs to be upgraded to a Class C; and the NY Class Bravo should be extended.
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.