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Approach controller allowed a helicopter to pass through an air traffic area without ensuring that the helicopter contacted the tower, or coordinating with the tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 98380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198811 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tik |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : okc tower : tik |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 98380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was working a police helicopter after he called me 6-7 east of tinker AFB and asked for advisories wbound at 1700' MSL (400' AGL). Immediately after tagging and identing the helicopter I told him to contact tik tower on 124.45, no acknowledgement. Told him again and this time I assumed he had changed frequencys. He did not but tinker did have the displayed alpa/numeric target and let the aircraft come across the airport (no traffic involved) but did not say to me that they were not talking to the aircraft. They then filed a system deviation report with their safety institute and FAA FSDO. Pretty crummy deal, huh?! All tinker tower had to do was tell us they weren't talking to the helicopter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR ALLOWED A HELICOPTER TO PASS THROUGH AN ATA WITHOUT ENSURING THAT THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE TWR, OR COORDINATING WITH THE TWR.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING A POLICE HELI AFTER HE CALLED ME 6-7 E OF TINKER AFB AND ASKED FOR ADVISORIES WBOUND AT 1700' MSL (400' AGL). IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAGGING AND IDENTING THE HELI I TOLD HIM TO CONTACT TIK TWR ON 124.45, NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. TOLD HIM AGAIN AND THIS TIME I ASSUMED HE HAD CHANGED FREQS. HE DID NOT BUT TINKER DID HAVE THE DISPLAYED ALPA/NUMERIC TARGET AND LET THE ACFT COME ACROSS THE ARPT (NO TFC INVOLVED) BUT DID NOT SAY TO ME THAT THEY WERE NOT TALKING TO THE ACFT. THEY THEN FILED A SYS DEVIATION RPT WITH THEIR SAFETY INSTITUTE AND FAA FSDO. PRETTY CRUMMY DEAL, HUH?! ALL TINKER TWR HAD TO DO WAS TELL US THEY WEREN'T TALKING TO THE HELI.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.