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S56 controller reported air carrier initiating a wrong direction turn resulting in a below MVA occurrence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 604039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s56.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 3 controller non radar : 0.5 controller radar : 19 controller supervisory : 0.5 |
| ASRS Report | 604039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was vectored off approach because descent rate was inadequate due to a strong tailwind. Aircraft was issued a right turn to intercept localizer but made a left turn. Aircraft entered 110 MVA at 9000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: S56 CTLR RPTED ACR INITIATING A WRONG DIRECTION TURN RESULTING IN A BELOW MVA OCCURRENCE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS VECTORED OFF APCH BECAUSE DSCNT RATE WAS INADEQUATE DUE TO A STRONG TAILWIND. ACFT WAS ISSUED A R TURN TO INTERCEPT LOC BUT MADE A L TURN. ACFT ENTERED 110 MVA AT 9000 FT.
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.