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TRACON controller reported relieving a sector with several issues including an IFR aircraft below the minimum vectoring altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1619779 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ROA.TRACON |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was coming in to relieve the controller working approach radar. It was quite busy when I got there and had to help him make a VFR flight plan before I could get the briefing. During the briefing; I was told 'helicopter westbound' and I noticed several conflicts I had to fix as soon as I got in. About 1 to 2 minutes after I got in and resolved several issues; I saw a low altitude alert go off. Once I looked at it; I noticed it was an IFR helicopter at about 3500 feet in a 5200 minimum vectoring altitude (MVA). I immediately told him to climb to 8000 feet for terrain. The relieved controller was still behind me and said 'good catch; I didn't realize he was IFR.' in the future; I will scan each aircraft more thoroughly during briefings and ensure they are at an appropriate altitude prior to taking the position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON Controller reported relieving a sector with several issues including an IFR aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.
Narrative: I was coming in to relieve the controller working Approach radar. It was quite busy when I got there and had to help him make a VFR flight plan before I could get the briefing. During the briefing; I was told 'helicopter westbound' and I noticed several conflicts I had to fix as soon as I got in. About 1 to 2 minutes after I got in and resolved several issues; I saw a Low Altitude Alert go off. Once I looked at it; I noticed it was an IFR helicopter at about 3500 feet in a 5200 Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA). I immediately told him to climb to 8000 feet for terrain. The relieved controller was still behind me and said 'good catch; I didn't realize he was IFR.' In the future; I will scan each aircraft more thoroughly during briefings and ensure they are at an appropriate altitude prior to taking the position.
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.