Fourth Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards
Northwest Mountain Region
Audio Recording & Transcript
Northwest Mountain Region Audio Transcript (1:58)
Lee Wheeler
Salt Lake City Center
Audio (windows media)
Wheeler
“Northwest 1273 thank you, radar services terminated. You can contact Bozeman Tower at 118.2.”
NWA1273 Pilot
“Ok, over to the tower at 118.2. Goodnight, NW1273.”
Wheeler
“Bozeman Tower, Sector 6”
Bozeman Controller
“Bozeman”
Wheeler
“Could you tell me the position please of the NW1273?”
Bozeman Controller
“Procedure turn outbound. I have SkyWest in sight but not Northwest.”
Wheeler
“Wow, Northwest really went out there didn’t he.
INAUDIBLE
I don’t know if the field is technically still IFR. What’s your ceiling right now?”
Bozeman Controller
“Ok, we have 100 scattered right now.”
Wheeler
“100 scattered, no broken ceiling than at all?”
Bozeman Controller
“No sir.”
Wheeler
“Ok, I’ll wait for the SkyWest to see the Airbus.”
“Bozeman Tower, Sector 6.”
Bozeman Controller
“Bozeman”
Wheeler
“I think that NW is confused on the approach. He is 35.5 miles northwest of the airport. Ask him if he’s deviated from the VOR. Immediately tell me please.”
Bozeman Controller
“He told me to standby one second.”
Wheeler
“Tell him NW1273 approach clearance is cancelled, climb and maintain 11,000 immediately for terrain, low altitude alert. Tell him.”
Wheeler (on guard frequency)
“NW1273, Salt Lake Center on guard, low altitude alert. Check your altitude immediately. Approach clearance cancelled, climb and maintain 11,000 immediately.”
Bozeman Controller
“Told him to climb to 11,000, told him his approach clearance has been cancelled. He is calling you.”
Wheeler
“SkyWest4058 climb and maintain 12,000 immediately for traffic.”
SKW4058 Pilot
“12,000 SkyWest4058”
Wheeler
“SkyWest4058 report reaching”
SKW4058 Pilot
“You bet… “
NWA1273 Pilot
“…is climbing out of 7.5 for 11,000.”
Wheeler
“NW1273, Salt Lake Center has you radar contact. Low altitude alert, climb and maintain 11,000 immediately. The terrain in your area is 10,800.”
NWA1273 Pilot
“We’re climbing to 11,000, NW1273.”
Wheeler
“NW1273, correction on the terrain sir, the minimum IFR altitude is 10,000 and the terrain should be 2,000 feet below that.”
NWA1273 Pilot
“Ok, NW1273”
Wheeler
“NW1273, I don’t know where we messed up there sir, but you’re 36 miles from the airport, well beyond the parameters of the published profile on the approach.”
NWA1273 Pilot
“NW1273 roger”
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