Fat radar controller reported that due to performance of previous arrivals; he issued an early desce...

Attributes
ACN	930996
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	FAT.TRACON
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

I was working fewer than three aircraft. Aircraft X flight was the last of three flights of fighters recovered. The previous two flights descended very slowly for their approach. Aircraft X was at 12;000 ft over a 10;400 ft minimum vectoring altitude. I descended the aircraft to 5;000 anticipating a slow descent; like the others. Aircraft X descended quicker and into the 10;400 ft minimum vectoring altitude. In hindsight; I should not have allowed myself to think all fighters will do all things the same way; and I know better. Attention to detail will curtail this; as will better scanning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAT Radar Controller reported that due to performance of previous arrivals; he issued an early descent to a flight of fighters. The aircraft descended faster than anticipated; resulting in a minimum vectoring altitude violation.

Narrative: I was working fewer than three aircraft. Aircraft X flight was the last of three flights of fighters recovered. The previous two flights descended very slowly for their approach. Aircraft X was at 12;000 FT over a 10;400 FT minimum vectoring altitude. I descended the aircraft to 5;000 anticipating a slow descent; like the others. Aircraft X descended quicker and into the 10;400 FT minimum vectoring altitude. In hindsight; I should not have allowed myself to think all fighters will do all things the same way; and I know better. Attention to detail will curtail this; as will better scanning.

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.

Fat radar controller reported that due to performance of previous arrivals; he issued an early descent to a flight of fighters. The aircraft descended faster than anticipated; resulting in a minimum vectoring altitude violation.