TPA TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING PROCS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE HVY SEPARATION BETWEEN MCF ARRIVALS AND SPG PATTERN ACFT.
Synopsis
TPA TRACON CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING PROCS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE HVY SEPARATION BETWEEN MCF ARRIVALS AND SPG PATTERN ACFT.
Narrative
THIS RPT DOES NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC EVENT; RATHER AN ONGOING SAFETY HAZARD. I'M A CTLR AT TAMPA APCH AND WE RUN APCHES INTO MCF. ON THE ILS AND THE TACAN RWY 4 APCH TO MCF; THE MINIMUM ALT FOR AN ACFT TO MAINTAIN IS 1600 FT MSL UNTIL THE FAF. THE FAC FOR BOTH APCHES PASSES DIRECTLY OVER SPG; WITH THE FAF BEING JUST A BIT NE OF SPG. THE PATTERN ALT AT SPG IS 800 FT; BUT I REGULARLY SEE (VIA MODE C) ACFT IN THE PATTERN THERE AT 900 OR 1000 FT. WITH HVY ACFT (KC135) ON APCH TO MCF; THERE IS A BUILT-IN LOSS OF PRESCRIBED VERT SEPARATION FROM HVY ACFT; WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE 1000 FT. THIS CAN LEAD TO A CATASTROPHIC SIT. WHEN I QUESTIONED STAFF AND MANAGEMENT ABOUT THIS; I'VE RECEIVED A BLANK STARE AND AN; 'I DON'T KNOW; THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT. WE HAVEN'T HAD A CRASH YET.' TO ME; THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'VE SEEN WHAT JET BLAST FROM A DEPARTING C-17 CAN DO TO AN ARRIVING BEECHJET 400 WHEN I WAS AT CHS; I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE WAKE TURB FROM A HVY KC135 IN A DIRTY CONFIGURATION COULD DO TO A CESSNA OR PIPER IN THE VFR PATTERN AT WHITTED. HOPEFULLY; YOU FOLKS CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.