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Piper PA28 pilot reports to cabin attendant approach control of aircraft crossing directly in front of him from right to left. Controller complaint of area radar not providing primary target information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558781 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tix.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dab.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| ASRS Report | 558781 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance ATC Facility FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | radar equipment : dab.tracon |
Narrative:
PA28 reported to me seeing an aircraft pass directly in front of him crossing right to left. I did not observe the traffic before, during, or after the PIREP. I notified the supervisor and advised all aircraft that primary targets were not visible on my radar presentation. The quality of the patrick radar has continued to be a problem in the past and present. FAA maintenance and air force maintenance are aware of the problem and have had little if any success in correcting the quality. This issue continues to be a safety related problem with FAA response being 'wait for the new ASR-11 radar a few yrs down the road.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA28 PLT RPTS TO CAB APCH CTL OF ACFT XING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM FROM R TO L. CTLR COMPLAINT OF AREA RADAR NOT PROVIDING PRIMARY TARGET INFO.
Narrative: PA28 RPTED TO ME SEEING AN ACFT PASS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM XING R TO L. I DID NOT OBSERVE THE TFC BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER THE PIREP. I NOTIFIED THE SUPVR AND ADVISED ALL ACFT THAT PRIMARY TARGETS WERE NOT VISIBLE ON MY RADAR PRESENTATION. THE QUALITY OF THE PATRICK RADAR HAS CONTINUED TO BE A PROB IN THE PAST AND PRESENT. FAA MAINT AND AIR FORCE MAINT ARE AWARE OF THE PROB AND HAVE HAD LITTLE IF ANY SUCCESS IN CORRECTING THE QUALITY. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY RELATED PROB WITH FAA RESPONSE BEING 'WAIT FOR THE NEW ASR-11 RADAR A FEW YRS DOWN THE ROAD.'
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.