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Slc controller described his/her failure to provide timely notification to a flight crew after receiving a low altitude warning alarm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 862665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SLC.Tower |
| State Reference | UT |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC Local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was working local control west at the slc airport; we were in IFR weather; and a low altitude alarm for air carrier X on final went off. As I was concentrating on other things I failed to tell air carrier X about the low altitude until 43 seconds after it had went off; at this point he was only 700 ft off the ground. I made the transmission to air carrier X and the alert was acknowledged by the pilot. Air carrier X landed safely. Recommendation; the one thing I would say is that no matter what distractions or other things are going on; always scan and be aware of what's going on with your position and your traffic. If you see something out of the ordinary; act fast.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SLC Controller described his/her failure to provide timely notification to a Flight Crew after receiving a low altitude warning alarm.
Narrative: I was working Local Control West at the SLC Airport; we were in IFR weather; and a low altitude alarm for Air Carrier X on final went off. As I was concentrating on other things I failed to tell Air Carrier X about the low altitude until 43 seconds after it had went off; at this point he was only 700 ft off the ground. I made the transmission to Air Carrier X and the alert was acknowledged by the pilot. Air Carrier X landed safely. Recommendation; the one thing I would say is that no matter what distractions or other things are going on; always scan and be aware of what's going on with your position and your traffic. If you see something out of the ordinary; act fast.
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.