P31 controller expresses frustration regarding lack of communication with milfac and WX information.

Attributes
ACN	602148
Time
Date	200312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nse.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p31.tracon tower : nse.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Kiowa Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : holding descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p31.tracon tower : nse.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Kiowa Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : holding descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 21
ASRS Report	602148
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 16 controller time certified in position1 : 4
ASRS Report	602083
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

The first military helicopter declared emergency due to vertigo. Naval air station whiting field had not forwarded WX to the approach control for 2 hours. The last WX sent was marginal VFR. The approach controller wanted to vector the helicopter in close to the field. When I called the NAS whiting ATCT, their WX was hard IFR. They never forwarded critical WX updated when needed. They called with a downtime on the emergency helicopter and said he landed safely. On the very next hour, 10-15 mins later, WX had deteriorated even further, and again they never forwarded critical WX updates to the approach control. The next military helicopter in the arrival sequence was broken off final at 1 mi. When I called NAS whiting tower for the reason, they said the original emergency helicopter was still on the runway. They never told us this critical information. Furthermore, they couldn't even give an expected length of delay time. One military helicopter was broken off final 3 times and had to declare minimum fuel status during hard IFR WX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P31 CTLR EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION REGARDING LACK OF COM WITH MILFAC AND WX INFO.

Narrative: THE FIRST MIL HELI DECLARED EMER DUE TO VERTIGO. NAVAL AIR STATION WHITING FIELD HAD NOT FORWARDED WX TO THE APCH CTL FOR 2 HRS. THE LAST WX SENT WAS MARGINAL VFR. THE APCH CTLR WANTED TO VECTOR THE HELI IN CLOSE TO THE FIELD. WHEN I CALLED THE NAS WHITING ATCT, THEIR WX WAS HARD IFR. THEY NEVER FORWARDED CRITICAL WX UPDATED WHEN NEEDED. THEY CALLED WITH A DOWNTIME ON THE EMER HELI AND SAID HE LANDED SAFELY. ON THE VERY NEXT HR, 10-15 MINS LATER, WX HAD DETERIORATED EVEN FURTHER, AND AGAIN THEY NEVER FORWARDED CRITICAL WX UPDATES TO THE APCH CTL. THE NEXT MIL HELI IN THE ARR SEQUENCE WAS BROKEN OFF FINAL AT 1 MI. WHEN I CALLED NAS WHITING TWR FOR THE REASON, THEY SAID THE ORIGINAL EMER HELI WAS STILL ON THE RWY. THEY NEVER TOLD US THIS CRITICAL INFO. FURTHERMORE, THEY COULDN'T EVEN GIVE AN EXPECTED LENGTH OF DELAY TIME. ONE MIL HELI WAS BROKEN OFF FINAL 3 TIMES AND HAD TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL STATUS DURING HARD IFR WX.

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.