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Pbi tower local controller experienced operational deviation with G200 departure with no transponder after departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620599 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi.tracon tower : pbi.tower tower : lex.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream 200 [G200] (IAI 1126 Galaxy) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 flight time total : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 620599 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
I cleared aircraft X for takeoff and switched to departure. He called me 3 mins later and I told him he should be on 124.6, but by now, he should be on 135.17, ZMA. Aircraft called again 3 mins later and when I had to coordination and find the aircraft, I found him 41 mi west of pbi untagged and coordination with the approach sector and switched his frequency. Chain of events: I did not notice aircraft did not automatic-acquire on radar. Scanned flight strip did not print at radar sector so he did not know who the aircraft was and when he asked the aircraft, he responded in broken english 'IFR to vrb at FL310.' the aircraft never turned on his transponder. Since the radar controller heard FL310 he told him to return to his last assigned frequency. Due to staffing, cabin attendant coordinator could not be staffed. I assumed the radar controller knew the aircraft, so I issued appropriate radio frequencys. Pilot only spoke limited/broken english with strong accent. I located the pilot 41 mi west of the apt still on initial heading of 275 degrees, level 4000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PBI TWR LCL CTLR EXPERIENCED OPDEV WITH G200 DEP WITH NO XPONDER AFTER DEP.
Narrative: I CLRED ACFT X FOR TKOF AND SWITCHED TO DEP. HE CALLED ME 3 MINS LATER AND I TOLD HIM HE SHOULD BE ON 124.6, BUT BY NOW, HE SHOULD BE ON 135.17, ZMA. ACFT CALLED AGAIN 3 MINS LATER AND WHEN I HAD TO COORD AND FIND THE ACFT, I FOUND HIM 41 MI W OF PBI UNTAGGED AND COORD WITH THE APCH SECTOR AND SWITCHED HIS FREQ. CHAIN OF EVENTS: I DID NOT NOTICE ACFT DID NOT AUTO-ACQUIRE ON RADAR. SCANNED FLT STRIP DID NOT PRINT AT RADAR SECTOR SO HE DID NOT KNOW WHO THE ACFT WAS AND WHEN HE ASKED THE ACFT, HE RESPONDED IN BROKEN ENGLISH 'IFR TO VRB AT FL310.' THE ACFT NEVER TURNED ON HIS XPONDER. SINCE THE RADAR CTLR HEARD FL310 HE TOLD HIM TO RETURN TO HIS LAST ASSIGNED FREQ. DUE TO STAFFING, CAB COORDINATOR COULD NOT BE STAFFED. I ASSUMED THE RADAR CTLR KNEW THE ACFT, SO I ISSUED APPROPRIATE RADIO FREQS. PLT ONLY SPOKE LIMITED/BROKEN ENGLISH WITH STRONG ACCENT. I LOCATED THE PLT 41 MI W OF THE APT STILL ON INITIAL HDG OF 275 DEGS, LEVEL 4000 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.