NASA ARC 277A ATC Report Form

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HOME

Area _______ No. ______________________

Hours _________________

WORK

Area _______ No. ______________________

Hours _________________
TYPE OF EVENT/SITUATION

NAME ____________________________________________________

________________________________________

ADDRESS/PO BOX _________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________

DATE OF OCCURRENCE ___________________

CITY __________________________ STATE _____ ZIP ____________

LOCAL TIME (24 hr. clock) _________________

(MM/DD/YYYY)

(HH:MM)

PLEASE FILL IN APPROPRIATE SPACES AND CHECK ALL ITEMS WHICH APPLY TO THIS EVENT OR SITUATION.

REPORTER
In what type of facility do you work?

o Tower

o TRACON

o Center

Describe your ATC qualifications.

o Fully Certified

o Developmental

Time certified on position/sector: ________ yrs _______ mos

What is your ATC experience in years?

radar ______

non-radar ______

military ______

supervisor ______

What was your control position or
activity during the occurrence?
(Check all that apply)

o approach
o coordinator
o departure

o enroute
o flight data/
clrnc delivery

o flight service
o ground
o handoff/assist

o trainee
o local
o oceanic

Was instruction a factor?

o no

o yes

o I was instructing

o I was receiving training

Do you have pilot experience?

o no

o yes _______ hours

o VMC

o Class E

o Class B

o Class G

o IMC

o Class C

o Special Use

o Mixed

o TFR

o Marginal

o Class D

Reset

Facility ID _______________

o supervisor/CIC
o traffic management
o other ________________

o instrument rated
LIGHT / VISIBILITY

CONDITIONS / WEATHER ELEMENTS

AIRSPACE
o Class A

Reset

o FSS

o fog

o snow

o hail

o thunderstorm

o dawn
o daylight

o haze/smoke

o turbulence

Ceiling

feet

o icing

o windshear

Visibility

miles

o rain

o other:

RVR

feet

AIRCRAFT 1
Your Aircraft Type (Make/Model)
(e.g. B737, Not "N#", Flt#", etc.):

o night
o dusk

AIRCRAFT 2
Operating
FAR Part:

Other
Aircraft:

Operating
FAR Part:

Operator

o air carrier
o air taxi
o corporate

o fractional
o FBO
o government

o military
o personal
o other:

o air carrier
o air taxi
o corporate

o fractional
o FBO
o government

o military
o personal
o other:

Mission

o passenger
o personal

o cargo/freight
o training

o ferry
o other:

o passenger
o personal

o cargo/freight
o training

o ferry
o other:

Flight Plan

o VFR
o IFR

o SVFR
o DVFR

o none

o VFR
o IFR

o SVFR
o DVFR

o none

Flight Phase

o taxi
o parked
o takeoff
o initial climb

o climb
o cruise
o descent
o initial approach

o final approach
o missed /GAR
o landing
o other:

o taxi
o parked
o takeoff
o initial climb

o climb
o cruise
o descent
o initial approach

o final approach
o missed /GAR
o landing
o other:

Route
in Use

o airway (ID):
o direct
o SID (ID):

o STAR (ID):
o oceanic
o vectors

o visual approach
o none
o other:

o airway (ID):
o direct
o SID (ID):

o STAR (ID):
o oceanic
o vectors

o visual approach
o none
o other:

If more than two aircraft were involved, please describe the additional aircraft in the "Describe Event/Situation" section.

CONFLICTS

LOCATION
Altitude:

(single value)

o MSL o AGL

Estimated miss distance in feet:

horiz

Was evasive action taken?

Distance:

and/or Radial (bearing):

o Airport

o ATC Fac

Was TCAS a factor?

o Intersection

o NAVAID

Did terrain warning system activate?

NASA ARC 277A (May 2009)

from:

ATC

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o TA

Reset

o Yes

o No

O RA

o No

O Yes

o No

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DESCRIBE EVENT/SITUATION
Keeping in mind the topics shown below, discuss those which you feel are relevant and anything else you think is important. Include what you believe really caused the
problem, and what can be done to prevent a recurrence, or correct the situation. (USE ADDITIONAL PAPER IF NEEDED)

CHAIN OF EVENTS
- How the problem arose
- How it was discovered
- Contributing factors
- Corrective actions

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HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS
- Perceptions, judgments, decisions
- Actions or inactions
- Factors affecting the quality of human performance

DESCRIBE EVENT/SITUATION (continued)

CHAIN OF EVENTS
- How the problem arose
- How it was discovered
- Contributing factors
- Corrective actions

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HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS
- Perceptions, judgments, decisions
- Actions or inactions
- Factors affecting the quality of human performance