Narrative:

Small aircraft X called for takeoff clearance. He was given make a right downwind departure to the west cleared for takeoff. (Eyw active runway 9.) as small aircraft X is rolling, an small aircraft on a visual approach calls ese of eyw. He is given traffic and airport information and told to report south of the tower on right downwind. I then pass traffic to small aircraft X. As small aircraft X is about to turn right crosswind nqx calls over and says that small aircraft X is IFR. At this time the small aircraft advises me he has his traffic. No safety is lost but nqx never told eyw that small aircraft X was IFR. IFR aircraft call nqx to get their IFR clrncs and then nqx calls us (eyw) to tell us who is IFR so that we can call for releases. Nqx noticed small aircraft X on the radar that is when they called us to tell us he was IFR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NQX FLT DATA CTLR FAILED TO RELAY IFR FLT PLAN FOR SMA X TO EYW ATCT FLT DATA CTLR. TRACON ATCT INTERFAC COORD. OPDEV.

Narrative: SMA X CALLED FOR TKOF CLRNC. HE WAS GIVEN MAKE A R DOWNWIND DEP TO THE W CLRED FOR TKOF. (EYW ACTIVE RWY 9.) AS SMA X IS ROLLING, AN SMA ON A VISUAL APCH CALLS ESE OF EYW. HE IS GIVEN TFC AND ARPT INFO AND TOLD TO RPT S OF THE TWR ON R DOWNWIND. I THEN PASS TFC TO SMA X. AS SMA X IS ABOUT TO TURN R XWIND NQX CALLS OVER AND SAYS THAT SMA X IS IFR. AT THIS TIME THE SMA ADVISES ME HE HAS HIS TFC. NO SAFETY IS LOST BUT NQX NEVER TOLD EYW THAT SMA X WAS IFR. IFR ACFT CALL NQX TO GET THEIR IFR CLRNCS AND THEN NQX CALLS US (EYW) TO TELL US WHO IS IFR SO THAT WE CAN CALL FOR RELEASES. NQX NOTICED SMA X ON THE RADAR THAT IS WHEN THEY CALLED US TO TELL US HE WAS IFR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.