FBO reports loss of certain NAVAID capabilities and communication problems along with a change in ra...

Attributes
ACN	204698
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psm
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : psm tower : psm
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : psm other ndb other vortac
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	204698
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

On march/sat/92, mht approach consolidated pease airspace into mht's. Mht is now totally controling airspace in the seacoast nh, southern maine area. Radar is not available below 2500 (sometimes 3000 ft and higher) ft. Additionally, mht's radios are weak and sometimes unreadable. Also the psm VOR is OTS for environmental testing and the esg NDB is OTS. Psm ILS is OTS, which means pease airport, littlebrook airpark (eliot, me) and sky haven airport (rochester, nh) have no instrument approachs. The seacoast has a lot of GA aircraft flying the coast. There is going to be a midair and possibly an accident in IFR since people are used to super radar service and the accident will be a system induced accident. Senators and congressmen have asked FAA to keep pease radar open, FAA has denied request. The whole pafb closure has been an aviation safety nightmare- 1. Wrong frequency on my sectional for psm tower and no NOTAM for 6 months. 2. Wrong frequency for tower approach on low altitude charts. 3. No NOTAMS on- 1) change in hours of pease approach, 2) name change for facility prior to - and NOTAM appeared 1 day later. 3) IFR clearance procedures. Controllers at mht are scared there's going to be an accident because of poor radar, poor communication, no instrument approachs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FBO RPTS LOSS OF CERTAIN NAVAID CAPABILITIES AND COM PROBLEMS ALONG WITH A CHANGE IN RADAR ADVISORY SVCS.

Narrative: ON MARCH/SAT/92, MHT APCH CONSOLIDATED PEASE AIRSPACE INTO MHT'S. MHT IS NOW TOTALLY CTLING AIRSPACE IN THE SEACOAST NH, SOUTHERN MAINE AREA. RADAR IS NOT AVAILABLE BELOW 2500 (SOMETIMES 3000 FT AND HIGHER) FT. ADDITIONALLY, MHT'S RADIOS ARE WEAK AND SOMETIMES UNREADABLE. ALSO THE PSM VOR IS OTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING AND THE ESG NDB IS OTS. PSM ILS IS OTS, WHICH MEANS PEASE ARPT, LITTLEBROOK AIRPARK (ELIOT, ME) AND SKY HAVEN ARPT (ROCHESTER, NH) HAVE NO INST APCHS. THE SEACOAST HAS A LOT OF GA ACFT FLYING THE COAST. THERE IS GOING TO BE A MIDAIR AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT IN IFR SINCE PEOPLE ARE USED TO SUPER RADAR SVC AND THE ACCIDENT WILL BE A SYS INDUCED ACCIDENT. SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN HAVE ASKED FAA TO KEEP PEASE RADAR OPEN, FAA HAS DENIED REQUEST. THE WHOLE PAFB CLOSURE HAS BEEN AN AVIATION SAFETY NIGHTMARE- 1. WRONG FREQ ON MY SECTIONAL FOR PSM TWR AND NO NOTAM FOR 6 MONTHS. 2. WRONG FREQ FOR TWR APCH ON LOW ALT CHARTS. 3. NO NOTAMS ON- 1) CHANGE IN HRS OF PEASE APCH, 2) NAME CHANGE FOR FACILITY PRIOR TO - AND NOTAM APPEARED 1 DAY LATER. 3) IFR CLRNC PROCS. CTLRS AT MHT ARE SCARED THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF POOR RADAR, POOR COM, NO INST APCHS.

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.

FBO reports loss of certain NAVAID capabilities and communication problems along with a change in radar advisory services.