A-09-082
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Revise standard operating procedures for all air traffic control (ATC) facilities, including those at Teterboro airport, LaGuardia airport, and Newark Liberty International airport, adjoining the Hudson River class B exclusion area in the following ways: (a) establish procedures for coordination among ATC facilities so that aircraft operating under visual flight rules and requesting a route that would require entry into class B airspace receive ATC clearance to enter the airspace as soon as traffic permits, (b) require controllers to instruct pilots with whom they are communicating and whose flight will operate in the Hudson River class B exclusion area to switch from ATC communications to the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) and to self-announce before entering the area, (c) add an advisory to the Automatic Terminal Information Service broadcast, reminding pilots of the need to use the CTAF while operating in the Hudson River class B exclusion area and to self-announce before entering the area, and (d) in any situation where, despite the above procedures, controllers are in contact with an aircraft operating within or approaching the Hudson River class B exclusion area, ensure that the pilot is provided with traffic advisories and safety alerts at least until exiting the area.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to revise standard operating procedures for all ATC facilities near the Hudson River class B exclusion area, including those at Teterboro, LaGuardia, and Newark airports. The revisions must establish coordination for VFR aircraft requesting class B entry, require controllers to instruct pilots to switch to CTAF and self-announce before entering the area, add an ATIS advisory about using CTAF and self-announcements, and ensure that controllers provide traffic advisories and safety alerts to any aircraft they are in contact with inside or approaching the area until the aircraft exits.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Unacceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Mar 6, 2012 |
| NTSB number | ERA09MA447AB |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).