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Controller claims that frequency 124. Pt 3 MHZ does not provide adequate coverage at low altitudes. This resulted in an aircraft entering adjacent facility airspace without coordination or a handoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 237964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mgm |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zkc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 237964 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Navigational Aid | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Small aircraft X radar lost and was not terminated entering stl approach airspace because frequency 124.3 does not provide adequate coverage at sector 58. ZKC problem is recurring and does not seem to be being addressed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR CLAIMS THAT FREQ 124. PT 3 MHZ DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVERAGE AT LOW ALTS. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACFT ENTERING ADJACENT FACILITY AIRSPACE WITHOUT COORD OR A HDOF.
Narrative: SMA X RADAR LOST AND WAS NOT TERMINATED ENTERING STL APCH AIRSPACE BECAUSE FREQ 124.3 DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE COVERAGE AT SECTOR 58. ZKC PROB IS RECURRING AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE BEING ADDRESSED.
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.