TRACON ATCT interfacility coordination air carrier X uncoord penetration of airspace had near midair collision with Y after go around. See and avoid concept.

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Attributes
ACN	265403
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 600 msl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nqx tower : eyw tower : hio
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Widgeon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	265403
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar controller : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 300 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft X, BA31, was inbound to eyw and turned over to eyw tower 2.5 mi from the VOR without prior coordination. I was working local control. X had to follow a C172 and was given those instructions he started complaining about how this wasn't going to work. I asked him when nqx approach had turned him to my frequency. He said just now. He complained on frequency that we were going to have a midair if the FAA and navy did not do something about this airspace. He was too close to the cessna and I had to send him around on south side to enter a downwind. While he was turning downwind he had another near miss with the wedgion Y southeast of the tower. The wedgion had just called me and I had no inbound from nqx on him which they are supposed to do. The pl of the wedgion said he had been talking to nqx and they had just switched him. I was given the task of talking to the pilot and calming him down. I did my job, but I don't feel that management did anything to change the procedure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRACON ATCT INTERFAC COORD ACR X UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE HAD NMAC WITH Y AFTER GAR. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: ACFT X, BA31, WAS INBOUND TO EYW AND TURNED OVER TO EYW TWR 2.5 MI FROM THE VOR WITHOUT PRIOR COORD. I WAS WORKING LCL CTL. X HAD TO FOLLOW A C172 AND WAS GIVEN THOSE INSTRUCTIONS HE STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW THIS WASN'T GOING TO WORK. I ASKED HIM WHEN NQX APCH HAD TURNED HIM TO MY FREQ. HE SAID JUST NOW. HE COMPLAINED ON FREQ THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A MIDAIR IF THE FAA AND NAVY DID NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AIRSPACE. HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE CESSNA AND I HAD TO SEND HIM AROUND ON S SIDE TO ENTER A DOWNWIND. WHILE HE WAS TURNING DOWNWIND HE HAD ANOTHER NEAR MISS WITH THE WEDGION Y SE OF THE TWR. THE WEDGION HAD JUST CALLED ME AND I HAD NO INBOUND FROM NQX ON HIM WHICH THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THE PL OF THE WEDGION SAID HE HAD BEEN TALKING TO NQX AND THEY HAD JUST SWITCHED HIM. I WAS GIVEN THE TASK OF TALKING TO THE PLT AND CALMING HIM DOWN. I DID MY JOB, BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT MGMNT DID ANYTHING TO CHANGE THE PROC.

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.