Mia approach controller concerned with known area of non radar coverage.

Attributes
ACN	485039
Time
Date	200009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dhp.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Experience	controller radar : 10 controller time certified in position1 : 10 flight time total : 1200
ASRS Report	485039
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Facility
Situations
ATC Facility	radar equipment : mia.tracon

Narrative:

Lost radar for 10 mi -- no primary or secondary radar on this aircraft. All other targets appeared normal. Holding instructions were issued until radar could be established. The area over gilbe is a common poor radar coverage area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIA APCH CTLR CONCERNED WITH KNOWN AREA OF NON RADAR COVERAGE.

Narrative: LOST RADAR FOR 10 MI -- NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY RADAR ON THIS ACFT. ALL OTHER TARGETS APPEARED NORMAL. HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED UNTIL RADAR COULD BE ESTABLISHED. THE AREA OVER GILBE IS A COMMON POOR RADAR COVERAGE AREA.

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.