<< >> NASA ASRS Report 868026, January 2010

Fai controller described a MVA infraction event when holding at javah was approved by an adjacent controller at an altitude below MVA standards; reporter advocating increased holding procedures training.

Attributes
ACN	868026
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	FAI.TRACON
State Reference	AK
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Other Instrument Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Training in west radar during an OJT over the shoulder ride; I was working east radar. West radar was working aircraft X who requested to hold at javah; which was issued as published and maintain 5;000 ft. The aircraft was headed toward a 6;200 ft MVA; as soon as I noticed; I advised west radar and they began to take corrective action; however the aircraft was not able to maneuver well enough to avoid the higher MVA. Recommendation; additional training on holding patterns.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAI Controller described a MVA infraction event when holding at JAVAH was approved by an adjacent Controller at an altitude below MVA standards; reporter advocating increased holding procedures training.

Narrative: Training in West RADAR during an OJT over the shoulder ride; I was working East RADAR. West RADAR was working Aircraft X who requested to hold at JAVAH; which was issued as published and maintain 5;000 FT. The aircraft was headed toward a 6;200 FT MVA; as soon as I noticed; I advised West RADAR and they began to take corrective action; however the aircraft was not able to maneuver well enough to avoid the higher MVA. Recommendation; additional training on holding patterns.

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.