Unauthorized departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	245517
Time
Date	199307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gjt
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gjt
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	245517
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Gjtt is non radar approach control facility. Controllers in this facility occasionally issue departing IFR aircraft filed V26 nebound, 'depart runway 29 proceed outbound on the localizer to intercept V26.' V26 is located approximately 9 mi from the departure end of runway 29 and the MEA is 11000 ft nebound. This is not an approved instrument departure procedure and the common consensus is that it is perfectly acceptable. V26 is the jnc 018 degree radial and the departure heading for runway 29 is 292 degrees which is an 86 degree interception angle. Because everyone else does it, I have done it myself, but I doubt I or anyone else could justify these instructions if an aircraft wasn't capable of climbing to 11000 ft 9 mi from the departure end of runway 29.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH DEP PROC.

Narrative: GJTT IS NON RADAR APCH CTL FACILITY. CTLRS IN THIS FACILITY OCCASIONALLY ISSUE DEPARTING IFR ACFT FILED V26 NEBOUND, 'DEPART RWY 29 PROCEED OUTBOUND ON THE LOC TO INTERCEPT V26.' V26 IS LOCATED APPROX 9 MI FROM THE DEP END OF RWY 29 AND THE MEA IS 11000 FT NEBOUND. THIS IS NOT AN APPROVED INST DEP PROC AND THE COMMON CONSENSUS IS THAT IT IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE. V26 IS THE JNC 018 DEG RADIAL AND THE DEP HDG FOR RWY 29 IS 292 DEGS WHICH IS AN 86 DEG INTERCEPTION ANGLE. BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE DOES IT, I HAVE DONE IT MYSELF, BUT I DOUBT I OR ANYONE ELSE COULD JUSTIFY THESE INSTRUCTIONS IF AN ACFT WASN'T CAPABLE OF CLBING TO 11000 FT 9 MI FROM THE DEP END OF RWY 29.

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.