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Elp controller described event where aircraft departed without a release; not identified until 7000; and entered a 7500 MVA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : elp.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : non radar controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 14 controller time certified in position1 : 5 flight time total : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 808337 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed runway 26L without a release. Aircraft X did not call departure control until he was 8 mi south of elp. He was assigned 7000 ft MSL. The MVA in the area is 7500 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELP CTLR DESCRIBED EVENT WHERE ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT A RELEASE; NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL 7000; AND ENTERED A 7500 MVA.
Narrative: ACFT X DEPARTED RWY 26L WITHOUT A RELEASE. ACFT X DID NOT CALL DEP CTL UNTIL HE WAS 8 MI S OF ELP. HE WAS ASSIGNED 7000 FT MSL. THE MVA IN THE AREA IS 7500 FT MSL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.