Fai approach controller releases an SH33 on visual approach to fbk runway 24 and the tower reclrs the aircraft to land on runway 6 causing a confliction with a B737 landing fai on runway 19R.

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Attributes
ACN	547325
Time
Date	200205
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fai.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fbk.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Shorts SD-330-200/Utt/Sherpa
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fai.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 12
ASRS Report	547325
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Facility
Primary Problem	ATC Facility

Narrative:

VFR tower (fbk) reclred IFR aircraft on visual approach runway 24 to land runway 6 without authority/authorized or coordination. Except for fai approach seeing the change in-flight path and asking fbk tower if they could maintain visual, we would have lost 1000 ft/3 mi with B737 arrived runway 19R at fai. This has been a recurring problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he mentioned the incident to the facility manager. He said the facility consists of a manager, a supervisor, a staff person, and about 20 controllers. Fbk aaf is approximately 5 mi northeast of fai and has about 12 controllers., some of whom are DOD controllers. Pbk is a part time tower with d-brite radar. The aaf at fbk has a TACAN approach, a VOR, an NDB-a with a circling approach, and PAR. The fbk tower has no IFR responsibility. The reporter said an LOA exists between the 2 facilities but, he believes it is outdated. Both airports handle large aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAI APCH CTLR RELEASES AN SH33 ON VISUAL APCH TO FBK RWY 24 AND THE TWR RECLRS THE ACFT TO LAND ON RWY 6 CAUSING A CONFLICTION WITH A B737 LNDG FAI ON RWY 19R.

Narrative: VFR TWR (FBK) RECLRED IFR ACFT ON VISUAL APCH RWY 24 TO LAND RWY 6 WITHOUT AUTH OR COORD. EXCEPT FOR FAI APCH SEEING THE CHANGE INFLT PATH AND ASKING FBK TWR IF THEY COULD MAINTAIN VISUAL, WE WOULD HAVE LOST 1000 FT/3 MI WITH B737 ARRIVED RWY 19R AT FAI. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE MENTIONED THE INCIDENT TO THE FACILITY MGR. HE SAID THE FACILITY CONSISTS OF A MGR, A SUPVR, A STAFF PERSON, AND ABOUT 20 CTLRS. FBK AAF IS APPROX 5 MI NE OF FAI AND HAS ABOUT 12 CTLRS., SOME OF WHOM ARE DOD CTLRS. PBK IS A PART TIME TWR WITH D-BRITE RADAR. THE AAF AT FBK HAS A TACAN APCH, A VOR, AN NDB-A WITH A CIRCLING APCH, AND PAR. THE FBK TWR HAS NO IFR RESPONSIBILITY. THE RPTR SAID AN LOA EXISTS BTWN THE 2 FACILITIES BUT, HE BELIEVES IT IS OUTDATED. BOTH ARPTS HANDLE LARGE ACFT.

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.