<< >> NASA ASRS Report 419325, November 1998

Reporter claims banner tow aircraft are allowed to operate without xponders around a football stadium near tpa airport.

Attributes
ACN	419325
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tpa airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 10 controller non radar : 29 controller radar : 29
ASRS Report	419325
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified 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
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

A group of banner tow aircraft departed from spg with no transponder to enter a media area over a football stadium adjacent to tpa tower. Tpa's ASR-9 is unable to track these flts and they operate within the class B airspace area within 1 1/2 mi of the final for runways 18L and 27 where aircraft over 12500 pounds land. Other flight watch, police helicopters, and banner tow aircraft also operate in this area with working xponders. All aircraft that operate in a class B surface area for a profit should have working xponders.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS BANNER TOW ACFT ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHOUT XPONDERS AROUND A FOOTBALL STADIUM NEAR TPA ARPT.

Narrative: A GROUP OF BANNER TOW ACFT DEPARTED FROM SPG WITH NO XPONDER TO ENTER A MEDIA AREA OVER A FOOTBALL STADIUM ADJACENT TO TPA TWR. TPA'S ASR-9 IS UNABLE TO TRACK THESE FLTS AND THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AREA WITHIN 1 1/2 MI OF THE FINAL FOR RWYS 18L AND 27 WHERE ACFT OVER 12500 LBS LAND. OTHER FLT WATCH, POLICE HELIS, AND BANNER TOW ACFT ALSO OPERATE IN THIS AREA WITH WORKING XPONDERS. ALL ACFT THAT OPERATE IN A CLASS B SURFACE AREA FOR A PROFIT SHOULD HAVE WORKING XPONDERS.

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.