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P31 controller spokesman alleges nse no radar contact for a BE10 departing cew, obtaining radar contact 11 mi southeast of airport climbing out of 7700 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575481 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cew.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 11 controller time certified in position1 : 3.6 |
| ASRS Report | 575481 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Navigational Facility FAA ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Navigational Facility |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : p31.tracon |
Narrative:
A BE10 departed bob sikes airport at crestview, fl, on an IFR flight to south florida. The nse ASR-8 radar antenna did not begin tracking the aircraft until the aircraft was 11 mi southeast of bob sikes airport, climbing out of 7700 ft MSL. With numerous military restr areas, and military operations areas to help the pilot avoid, this radar coverage is unacceptable. Pensacola TRACON is tentatively scheduled to receive a feed off of the eglin ASR-11 radar in june 2003. This should provide a better presentation and coverage of the areas pensacola TRACON must provide ATC services for on late night shifts and weekends.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: P31 CTLR SPOKESMAN ALLEGES NSE NO RADAR CONTACT FOR A BE10 DEPARTING CEW, OBTAINING RADAR CONTACT 11 MI SE OF ARPT CLBING OUT OF 7700 FT.
Narrative: A BE10 DEPARTED BOB SIKES ARPT AT CRESTVIEW, FL, ON AN IFR FLT TO S FLORIDA. THE NSE ASR-8 RADAR ANTENNA DID NOT BEGIN TRACKING THE ACFT UNTIL THE ACFT WAS 11 MI SE OF BOB SIKES ARPT, CLBING OUT OF 7700 FT MSL. WITH NUMEROUS MIL RESTR AREAS, AND MIL OPS AREAS TO HELP THE PLT AVOID, THIS RADAR COVERAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. PENSACOLA TRACON IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE A FEED OFF OF THE EGLIN ASR-11 RADAR IN JUNE 2003. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE A BETTER PRESENTATION AND COVERAGE OF THE AREAS PENSACOLA TRACON MUST PROVIDE ATC SVCS FOR ON LATE NIGHT SHIFTS AND WEEKENDS.
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.