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Dab controller assigns heading to IFR departure that results in less than required separation from obstacles.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 665937 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi.tracon tower : dab.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 controller supervisory : 1 flight time total : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 665937 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 departed pbi; west operation on tower assigned heading. Heading aimed aircraft at 1549 ft antennae. Aircraft leveled off at 1500 ft; aimed at antennae; not talking to me on radar. Aircraft came within 1 mi of antennae at 1500 ft. Supervisor notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DAB CTLR ASSIGNS HDG TO IFR DEP THAT RESULTS IN LESS THAN REQUIRED SEPARATION FROM OBSTACLES.
Narrative: ACFT #1 DEPARTED PBI; W OP ON TWR ASSIGNED HDG. HDG AIMED ACFT AT 1549 FT ANTENNAE. ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 1500 FT; AIMED AT ANTENNAE; NOT TALKING TO ME ON RADAR. ACFT CAME WITHIN 1 MI OF ANTENNAE AT 1500 FT. SUPVR NOTIFIED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.