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Air Traffic Control Issues

At 1151 directed airplane to start left turn toward Hudson River ... No further communications with airplane despite several attempts by Teterboro ATC ...

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Air Traffic Control Issues

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  1. Air Traffic Control Issues Air Traffic Control presentation

  2. New York/New Jersey Map Hudson River Teterboro Airport Hudson River class B exclusion area Newark Airport

  3. Flight History – Airplane • Departed Teterboro at 1148 on VFR flight to Ocean City, New Jersey • Requested radar advisories with en route altitude of 3,500 feet • Radar identified at 1150 • Provided radar advisories on departure

  4. Flight History – Airplane • Local controller reinitiated nonpertinent telephone call at 1150 • At 1151 directed airplane to start left turn toward Hudson River • At 1152 directed airplane to contact Newark ATC on 127.85 • Pilot incorrectly acknowledged as 127.8

  5. Flight History – Airplane • Newark ATC requested that local controller direct frequency change and assign heading • Newark ATC observed developing conflicts and attempted to pre-empt • Nonpertinent telephone call continued • Timely transfer of communications did not occur

  6. Flight History – Airplane • Local controller did not hear incorrect read back or Newark ATC request because of simultaneous multiple communications • No further communications with airplane despite several attempts by Teterboro ATC • Accident helicopter not visible to ATC

  7. Flight History – Airplane Radar identified/electronic handoff to Newark ATC completed Directed by TEB ATC to contact Newark ATC Directed by TEB ATC to start left turn

  8. Flight History – River Traffic C172 northbound at 1,500 feet Accident airplane 1,100 feet southeast bound AA5 northbound at 1,900 feet VFR traffic southbound at 1,000 feet

  9. Planned Tour Route – Helicopter 30th Street Heliport (JRA) 1,000 feet 1,500 feet 500 feet

  10. Air Traffic Control • Teterboro ATC facility staffing included five controllers • Staffing was adequate • At time of accident, two controllers staffing tower • Rotation had been 1 hour on and 1 hour off position

  11. Controller Performance • Air traffic controllers charged with giving first priority to separating aircraft and issuing safety alerts; good judgment to be used in prioritizing all other provisions of FAA order based on requirements of situation at hand

  12. Controller Performance • Local controller initiated two personal telephone calls while providing ATC services • Front line manager in tower for first call but did not address issue as required

  13. Controller Performance • After accident, local controller could not locate front line manager and other controller-in-charge • Local controller not relieved from position until about 1215

  14. Controller Performance • ATC recordings before accident revealed multiple instances of noncompliance with FAA and Teterboro ATC orders by local controller and lack of oversight by front line manager

  15. FAA Actions • FAA redesignated class B exclusion area from surface up to, but not including, 1,300 feet • Designed to allow for local operations below 1,000 feet and transit operations above 1,000 feet • Altitude structures not mandatory and not clearly defined

  16. Letter of Agreement • FAA/helicopter operator letter of agreement defined coded flight routes for tour helicopters • Letter does not ensure vertical separation between transient and local operations • Letter changed boundaries affecting common traffic advisory frequency usage for East and Hudson Rivers

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