Pilot enters downwind at jqf for a second time at the wrong point. Controller suggests that a BRITE ...

Attributes
ACN	522309
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jqf.airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jqf.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 27 flight time total : 150
ASRS Report	522309
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cessna called and reported 1 mi south of jqf airport -- landing. I questioned his position and visually located aircraft just off departure end runway 20 -- appeared to be less than 2000 ft MSL. Instructed aircraft to enter left downwind runway 20. Aircraft would not respond to my xmissions. I had several aircraft (4) waiting for departure (one was a learjet) and arrs. When aircraft was midfield left downwind runway 20 and still not responding to my xmissions, I told him to make a right turn, exit the class D and call me before re-entry. Aircraft turned right and next reported 5 mi east inbound. I instructed aircraft to enter left base runway 20 and report 3 mi left base. When I had visual contact with aircraft he was entering left downwind runway 20 south of midfield. One of my concerns is, had I cleared the learjet for takeoff, the 2 aircraft would have collided just off the departure end. If this facility had a BRITE radar it would be a safer airport. This aircraft is not the only one to do something totally unsafe at this airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ENTERS DOWNWIND AT JQF FOR A SECOND TIME AT THE WRONG POINT. CTLR SUGGESTS THAT A BRITE RADAR WOULD HAVE ALERTED HER MORE QUICKLY TO THE PROB THAN VISUAL OBSERVATION.

Narrative: CESSNA CALLED AND RPTED 1 MI S OF JQF ARPT -- LNDG. I QUESTIONED HIS POS AND VISUALLY LOCATED ACFT JUST OFF DEP END RWY 20 -- APPEARED TO BE LESS THAN 2000 FT MSL. INSTRUCTED ACFT TO ENTER L DOWNWIND RWY 20. ACFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO MY XMISSIONS. I HAD SEVERAL ACFT (4) WAITING FOR DEP (ONE WAS A LEARJET) AND ARRS. WHEN ACFT WAS MIDFIELD L DOWNWIND RWY 20 AND STILL NOT RESPONDING TO MY XMISSIONS, I TOLD HIM TO MAKE A R TURN, EXIT THE CLASS D AND CALL ME BEFORE RE-ENTRY. ACFT TURNED R AND NEXT RPTED 5 MI E INBOUND. I INSTRUCTED ACFT TO ENTER L BASE RWY 20 AND RPT 3 MI L BASE. WHEN I HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH ACFT HE WAS ENTERING L DOWNWIND RWY 20 S OF MIDFIELD. ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS, HAD I CLRED THE LEARJET FOR TKOF, THE 2 ACFT WOULD HAVE COLLIDED JUST OFF THE DEP END. IF THIS FACILITY HAD A BRITE RADAR IT WOULD BE A SAFER ARPT. THIS ACFT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO DO SOMETHING TOTALLY UNSAFE AT THIS ARPT.

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.

Pilot enters downwind at jqf for a second time at the wrong point. Controller suggests that a BRITE radar would have alerted her more quickly to the problem than visual observation.