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VFR aircraft X called reporter as it was leaving iad airspace. Reporter told aircraft X to proceed VFR. Language barrier seemed to be the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach controller : radar instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 445880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft X called ATC. I issued VFR squawk code and asked request. I noticed code change, so that he was leaving iad airspace and told him to enter VFR flyway and squawk VFR. He was very hard to understand. A better command of english language would help. Talking more plainly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VFR ACFT X CALLED RPTR AS IT WAS LEAVING IAD AIRSPACE. RPTR TOLD ACFT X TO PROCEED VFR. LANGUAGE BARRIER SEEMED TO BE THE PROB.
Narrative: ACFT X CALLED ATC. I ISSUED VFR SQUAWK CODE AND ASKED REQUEST. I NOTICED CODE CHANGE, SO THAT HE WAS LEAVING IAD AIRSPACE AND TOLD HIM TO ENTER VFR FLYWAY AND SQUAWK VFR. HE WAS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND. A BETTER COMMAND OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE WOULD HELP. TALKING MORE PLAINLY.
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.