NON COMPLIANCE WITH INTERFAC COORD PROCS. NON RADAR APCH CTL FACILITY.
Synopsis
NON COMPLIANCE WITH INTERFAC COORD PROCS. NON RADAR APCH CTL FACILITY.
Narrative
T-38 WAS INBOUND TO GRAND JUNCTION FROM THE S AT 13000 FT MSL. THE APCH CTLR CLRED T-38 FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29 AND INSTRUCTED THE PLT TO CONTACT THE TWR ON A 5 MI L BASE. THE APCH CTLR DID NOT COORDINATE THIS ACFT WITH ME; NOR DID HE ASK ME FOR APPROVAL FOR THE PLT TO CONTACT ME INSIDE MY AIRSPACE OR AT THE EDGE OF MY AIRSPACE. THIS IS THE FIFTH NASA RPT I HAVE FILED CONCERNING THIS TYPE OF SIT. THERE WAS A TWIN CESSNA ON A R BASE FOR RWY 29. A T- 38 ON A VISUAL APCH IS TRAVELING AT APPROX 240 MPH. IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT 1 MIN FOR THAT T-38 TO REACH THE FINAL APCH COURSE FOR THE RWY; WHICH LEAVES BARELY ENOUGH TIME FOR SEQUENCING THE PLT BEHIND THE TWIN CESSNA. THE CTLR'S ACTIONS IN THIS CASE WERE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA ATC MANUAL 7110.65J PARAGRAPH 2-1-15A 'TRANSFER CTL OF AN ACFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: AT A PRESCRIBED OR COORDINATED LOCATION; TIME; FIX; OR ALT;' AND PARAGRAPH 2-1-17A 'TRANSFER RADIO COMS BEFORE AN ACFT ENTERS THE RECEIVING CTLR'S AREA OF JURISDICTION; UNLESS OTHERWISE COORDINATED OR SPECIFIED BY A LOA OR A FACILITY DIRECTIVE.' I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THE PLT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT ME ON A L BASE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A CONFLICT WITH THE TWIN CESSNA. THE APCH CTLR DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER ACFT UNDER HIS CTL SO THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO RETAIN CTL AND COM ON THIS ACFT UNTIL THE ACFT REACHED A 5 MI L BASE; ESPECIALLY WHEN THE LCL CTLR HAS OTHER ACFT IN CLASS D AIRSPACE AND THE HIGH PERFORMANCE (SPD) OF THE T-38. THERE WERE 2 OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO THIS INCIDENT; HOWEVER; I DOUBT THAT THEY WOULD ADMIT IT WAS INTENTIONAL; BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST AS ENTERTAINED AS THE CTLR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SIT; AND BECAUSE THEIR RELATIONSHIP IS TOO COHESIVE; THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING; OR SAY ANYTHING TO PROTECT ONE ANOTHER. THIS IS THE FIFTH NASA RPT THAT I HAVE FILED ON THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. WHEN WILL THE FAA PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN? WHEN A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS? I ALSO BELIEVE THIS WAS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE THIS INDIVIDUAL AT ONE TIME STATED 'I HEARD YOU ARE TRYING TO SABOTAGE OUR EFFORTS TO GET RADAR; I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU SABOTAGE OUR EFFORTS TO GET RADAR WE WILL HOLD IT AGAINST YOU AND YOU MAY NOT BE WORKING HERE ANYMORE.' NEEDLESS TO SAY; I DO NOT FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH THIS PERSON. HIS PERSONA IS VERY THREATENING AND HOSTILE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.