<< >> NASA ASRS Report 844180, July 2009

A TRACON controller experienced an operational deviation when failing to insure the aircraft being vectored was at the required altitude prior to entering a higher MVA.

Attributes
ACN	844180
Time
Date	200907
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Vectored aircraft at 1500ft; intended to climb to 1600 to avoid 1600 ft MVA. Climbed the aircraft but did not make the proper altitude prior to the 1600 ft MVA. The aircraft was VFR at 1500 and climbing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TRACON Controller experienced an operational deviation when failing to insure the aircraft being vectored was at the required altitude prior to entering a higher MVA.

Narrative: Vectored aircraft at 1500ft; intended to climb to 1600 to avoid 1600 FT MVA. Climbed the aircraft but did not make the proper altitude prior to the 1600 FT MVA. The aircraft was VFR at 1500 and climbing.

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.