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Approach controller complaint of military F16 aircraft declaring minimum fuel after returning from MOA tactical practice causing approach controller workload increase by reissuing clrncs to other aircraft ahead of F16 declaring minimum fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489179 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spi.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : spi.tracon tower : spi.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | controller : combined local controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 9 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 489179 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity gauge other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight of 3 F16's return from the howard MOA requesting simulated flameout procedure. Cessna on IFR practice approach ILS runway 22. Air carrier JS41 on visual approach vector runway 31. 15 mi northwest F16 declares minimum fuel emergency 'less than 5 mins fuel.' cessna broken off approach on 6 mi final. Jetstream vectored zone of airport to follow a second F16 declaring minimum fuel over the airport. F16's land without incident. Several times, in the 4 yrs I have been here, the F16's have declared 'minimum fuel.' first time an emergency was declared. Why do they return to the airport with 5 mins of fuel remaining?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR COMPLAINT OF MIL F16 ACFT DECLARING MINIMUM FUEL AFTER RETURNING FROM MOA TACTICAL PRACTICE CAUSING APCH CTLR WORKLOAD INCREASE BY REISSUING CLRNCS TO OTHER ACFT AHEAD OF F16 DECLARING MINIMUM FUEL.
Narrative: FLT OF 3 F16'S RETURN FROM THE HOWARD MOA REQUESTING SIMULATED FLAMEOUT PROC. CESSNA ON IFR PRACTICE APCH ILS RWY 22. ACR JS41 ON VISUAL APCH VECTOR RWY 31. 15 MI NW F16 DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL EMER 'LESS THAN 5 MINS FUEL.' CESSNA BROKEN OFF APCH ON 6 MI FINAL. JETSTREAM VECTORED ZONE OF ARPT TO FOLLOW A SECOND F16 DECLARING MINIMUM FUEL OVER THE ARPT. F16'S LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. SEVERAL TIMES, IN THE 4 YRS I HAVE BEEN HERE, THE F16'S HAVE DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL.' FIRST TIME AN EMER WAS DECLARED. WHY DO THEY RETURN TO THE ARPT WITH 5 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING?
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.