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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1764766 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None VFR Route |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 6.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft X advised me that he would be flying VFR at a low altitude. He appeared to be following a typical flight path used by VFR aircraft in the area. The aircraft cut through the northern tip of [two airport's] airspace; which too is a common flight path and a common practice. As the aircraft neared [a visual waypoint]; one of the airport's tower controllers called my line to advise that one of their aircraft who was primary only had aircraft X in sight. Controllers typically observe VFR fly through this northern tip of [their] airspace at low altitude many times a day; every day; without point outs. As this was no different than typical operations in the facility; I did not perceive that there was a problem; until the controller in charge notified me that tower had called to report an airspace violation. In the future I will either instruct VFR aircraft to avoid this small section of airspace; or I will point out the aircraft to the appropriate tower before the aircraft enters the airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON controller reported aircraft conflicted with a towered airport's airspace.
Narrative: Aircraft X advised me that he would be flying VFR at a low altitude. He appeared to be following a typical flight path used by VFR aircraft in the area. The aircraft cut through the northern tip of [two airport's] airspace; which too is a common flight path and a common practice. As the aircraft neared [a visual waypoint]; one of the airport's tower controllers called my line to advise that one of their aircraft who was primary only had Aircraft X in sight. Controllers typically observe VFR fly through this northern tip of [their] airspace at low altitude many times a day; every day; without point outs. As this was no different than typical operations in the facility; I did not perceive that there was a problem; until the CIC notified me that Tower had called to report an airspace violation. In the future I will either instruct VFR aircraft to avoid this small section of airspace; or I will point out the aircraft to the appropriate tower before the aircraft enters the airspace.
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.