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Small transport on final approach makes a turn because of high altitude. Controller reporter blames new LOA as the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bjc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 238904 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Due to an idiotic LOA between stapleton international and jeffco ATCT, a small transport was much too high to complete approach. Aircraft had to maneuver in den's airspace. Had the manager of den air traffic control allowed a realistic LOA that was concerned with safety (it isn't) no violation would have occurred. Pilot did nothing wrong, the FAA is to blame.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT ON FINAL APCH MAKES A TURN BECAUSE OF HIGH ALT. CTLR RPTR BLAMES NEW LOA AS THE PROB.
Narrative: DUE TO AN IDIOTIC LOA BTWN STAPLETON INTL AND JEFFCO ATCT, A SMT WAS MUCH TOO HIGH TO COMPLETE APCH. ACFT HAD TO MANEUVER IN DEN'S AIRSPACE. HAD THE MGR OF DEN AIR TFC CTL ALLOWED A REALISTIC LOA THAT WAS CONCERNED WITH SAFETY (IT ISN'T) NO VIOLATION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. PLT DID NOTHING WRONG, THE FAA IS TO BLAME.
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.