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Pct controller expressed concern regarding management's approval of aerial survey activities near bwi that increase workload and cause TCAS alerts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 13 controller time certified in position1 : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 723397 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : pct.tracon |
Narrative:
An aerial survey has occurred numerous times involving 3 separate aircraft operating back and forth on the final approach courses of the most used landing runways at bwi airport; runways 33L and 33R. These projects get approved by FAA management without the area involved and with complete disregard for aviation safety. Controllers are forced to not only vector arrs for sequence; but thread them through these 3 aircraft crossing the final approach courses. Numerous times arrs are forced to respond to a TCAS alert because of these project aircraft; even though the controller has provided the appropriate separation; 500 ft or visual. No traffic management restrs have ever been implemented for these projects to operate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PCT CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING MGMNT'S APPROVAL OF AERIAL SURVEY ACTIVITIES NEAR BWI THAT INCREASE WORKLOAD AND CAUSE TCAS ALERTS.
Narrative: AN AERIAL SURVEY HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES INVOLVING 3 SEPARATE ACFT OPERATING BACK AND FORTH ON THE FINAL APCH COURSES OF THE MOST USED LNDG RWYS AT BWI ARPT; RWYS 33L AND 33R. THESE PROJECTS GET APPROVED BY FAA MGMNT WITHOUT THE AREA INVOLVED AND WITH COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR AVIATION SAFETY. CTLRS ARE FORCED TO NOT ONLY VECTOR ARRS FOR SEQUENCE; BUT THREAD THEM THROUGH THESE 3 ACFT XING THE FINAL APCH COURSES. NUMEROUS TIMES ARRS ARE FORCED TO RESPOND TO A TCAS ALERT BECAUSE OF THESE PROJECT ACFT; EVEN THOUGH THE CTLR HAS PROVIDED THE APPROPRIATE SEPARATION; 500 FT OR VISUAL. NO TFC MGMNT RESTRS HAVE EVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR THESE PROJECTS TO OPERATE.
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.