<< >> NASA ASRS Report 424888, January 1999

C560 departs mxf runway 15 penetrating mgm class C airspace without timely coordination. Mgm controller states that initial assigned heading for C560 was not ensured, and responsibility to ensure heading turn not clearly specified in mxf-mgm LOA.

Attributes
ACN	424888
Time
Date	199901
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgm airport : mxf
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	424888
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Experience	controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 7 flight time total : 100
ASRS Report	424895
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

The mxf and mgm class D airspaces join (airports are 5 NM apart) with converging runway configns. Aircraft departing runway 15 at mxf routinely enter the mgm class D. Procedures contained in the mgm/mxf LOA provide for departure headings to avoid this occurrence. However, no one has responsibility to insure compliance prior to entering class D airspace or to otherwise coordinate. As a result, the mgm class D is routinely violated without coordination by both VFR aircraft receiving TRSA service and IFR departure aircraft. This incident involved a C560 receiving TRSA service that was issued a 280 degree heading for departure. The aircraft departed runway 15 and entered the mgm class D without coordination. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that the mxf/mgm LOA has been amended to a 'call for release' for VFR departures off mxf runway 15. Although cumbersome, the procedure appears to resolve the issue of awareness of aircraft utilizing this departure procedure runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C560 DEPARTS MXF RWY 15 PENETRATING MGM CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT TIMELY COORD. MGM CTLR STATES THAT INITIAL ASSIGNED HDG FOR C560 WAS NOT ENSURED, AND RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE HDG TURN NOT CLRLY SPECIFIED IN MXF-MGM LOA.

Narrative: THE MXF AND MGM CLASS D AIRSPACES JOIN (ARPTS ARE 5 NM APART) WITH CONVERGING RWY CONFIGNS. ACFT DEPARTING RWY 15 AT MXF ROUTINELY ENTER THE MGM CLASS D. PROCS CONTAINED IN THE MGM/MXF LOA PROVIDE FOR DEP HDGS TO AVOID THIS OCCURRENCE. HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO INSURE COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE OR TO OTHERWISE COORDINATE. AS A RESULT, THE MGM CLASS D IS ROUTINELY VIOLATED WITHOUT COORD BY BOTH VFR ACFT RECEIVING TRSA SVC AND IFR DEP ACFT. THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A C560 RECEIVING TRSA SVC THAT WAS ISSUED A 280 DEG HDG FOR DEP. THE ACFT DEPARTED RWY 15 AND ENTERED THE MGM CLASS D WITHOUT COORD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT THE MXF/MGM LOA HAS BEEN AMENDED TO A 'CALL FOR RELEASE' FOR VFR DEPS OFF MXF RWY 15. ALTHOUGH CUMBERSOME, THE PROC APPEARS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF AWARENESS OF ACFT UTILIZING THIS DEP PROC RWY.

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.