Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1.5
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Distraction
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Separated Traffic; Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Procedure
Aircraft X was on a visual approach to RWY 4 from the south east of ELP. I stopped Aircraft's descent at 060 due to a VFR aircraft that departed ELP and was on the same course as Aircraft X. I separated the two and canceled Aircraft X visual approach clearance. I gave Aircraft X a heading to fly but not an altitude to maintain and he flew in to a MVA that was higher than his altitude. Shortly after I issued Aircraft X an altitude to maintain that was above the MVA. Have to remember to issue an altitude and a heading when you take them off a approach.
ELP Controller sees a conflict between two aircraft and cancels approach clearance on one of the aircraft. The Controller then assigns the aircraft a heading that led the aircraft into an area with a higher MVA than the aircraft's current altitude.