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Crp controller experienced operational deviation after issuing altitude assignment below MVA during arrival vectors to runway 17.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BRO.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Military 9 Air Traffic Control Radar 8 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was working an E-145 into bro runway 17 on valley approach and I descended the aircraft to 1500 ft. The MVA in the area was moved up to 1600 ft from 1500 ft; mid to late 2008; and I was used to descending traffic to the 1500 ft -- especially if I was giving them vectors for the visual approach. I have been training a lot of developmentals and rarely get to work this position on my own. This could have contributed to me forgetting about the new MVA. I also believe that I had descended the aircraft to 1500 ft as an automatic altitude; since I had been doing that for so long; before they changed the MVA to 1600 ft during the aircraft's heading to the airport; I observed it at 1400 ft and I inquired about it. The pilot verified that he was at 1500 ft; I then remembered the new MVA was 1600 ft. I then tried to climb the aircraft back to 1600 ft but the pilot reported the airport in sight shortly after and I then cleared the aircraft for the visual approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRP Controller experienced operational deviation after issuing altitude assignment below MVA during arrival vectors to Runway 17.
Narrative: I was working an E-145 into BRO Runway 17 on Valley Approach and I descended the aircraft to 1500 FT. The MVA in the area was moved up to 1600 FT from 1500 FT; mid to late 2008; and I was used to descending traffic to the 1500 FT -- especially if I was giving them vectors for the visual approach. I have been training a lot of developmentals and rarely get to work this position on my own. This could have contributed to me forgetting about the new MVA. I also believe that I had descended the aircraft to 1500 FT as an automatic altitude; since I had been doing that for so long; before they changed the MVA to 1600 FT during the aircraft's heading to the airport; I observed it at 1400 FT and I inquired about it. The pilot verified that he was at 1500 FT; I then remembered the new MVA was 1600 FT. I then tried to climb the aircraft back to 1600 FT but the pilot reported the airport in sight shortly after and I then cleared the aircraft for the visual approach.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.