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P31 controller distracted by facility lightning strike and allows BE35 to penetrate another P31 controller's airspace without pointout or coordination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445372 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : nse.tacan |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 445372 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Weather ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
I was given a BE35 at 3000 ft deviating northbound for WX. Shortly after I accepted the handoff, the radar went down for 30 seconds due to lightning. Also the frequency was blocked by static or bleedover for approximately 2 mins. At about the same time, I was getting numerous land line calls -- due to speaker problem at another position. Finally the pilot never called on the radio to check in. The BE35 deviated about 2 mi into another P31 sector's airspace before I realized it. No other planes were involved or a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P31 CTLR DISTRACTED BY FACILITY LIGHTNING STRIKE AND ALLOWS BE35 TO PENETRATE ANOTHER P31 CTLR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT POINTOUT OR COORD.
Narrative: I WAS GIVEN A BE35 AT 3000 FT DEVIATING NBOUND FOR WX. SHORTLY AFTER I ACCEPTED THE HDOF, THE RADAR WENT DOWN FOR 30 SECONDS DUE TO LIGHTNING. ALSO THE FREQ WAS BLOCKED BY STATIC OR BLEEDOVER FOR APPROX 2 MINS. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, I WAS GETTING NUMEROUS LAND LINE CALLS -- DUE TO SPEAKER PROB AT ANOTHER POS. FINALLY THE PLT NEVER CALLED ON THE RADIO TO CHK IN. THE BE35 DEVIATED ABOUT 2 MI INTO ANOTHER P31 SECTOR'S AIRSPACE BEFORE I REALIZED IT. NO OTHER PLANES WERE INVOLVED OR A FACTOR.
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.