Narrative:

Aircraft Y was inbound on the GPS 35 to the mora (jmr) airport and over to advisories. Aircraft X called at jmr looking for his IFR clearance. I did have a proposal for him. I asked him if he was on the ground and he said no; that he had departed and he was 010. I gave him his code and told him to maintain VFR. He replied that he couldn't because he was in the clouds. I told him that aircraft Y was inbound to jmr about 10 miles out; inbound. Aircraft X responded that he was in the clouds. Aircraft X's code popped up on my scope about 3 miles south of jmr. I suggested he turn to a 090 heading immediately. I called aircraft Y to see if he was monitoring the frequency and he responded. I issued him a clearance to turn to a 270 heading and climb to 040 and I cancelled his approach clearance. Aircraft Y complied and said that he had aircraft X on TCAS. They were about 2 1/2 miles apart; but they were altitude separated. Aircraft X should not have departed in IFR conditions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZMP Controller described a loss of separation when an IFR aircraft departed non-towered airport without a release; conflicting with an IFR inbound.

Narrative: Aircraft Y was inbound on the GPS 35 to the Mora (JMR) Airport and over to advisories. Aircraft X called at JMR looking for his IFR clearance. I did have a proposal for him. I asked him if he was on the ground and he said no; that he had departed and he was 010. I gave him his code and told him to maintain VFR. He replied that he couldn't because he was in the clouds. I told him that Aircraft Y was inbound to JMR about 10 miles out; inbound. Aircraft X responded that he was in the clouds. Aircraft X's code popped up on my scope about 3 miles South of JMR. I suggested he turn to a 090 heading immediately. I called Aircraft Y to see if he was monitoring the frequency and he responded. I issued him a clearance to turn to a 270 heading and climb to 040 and I cancelled his approach clearance. Aircraft Y complied and said that he had Aircraft X on TCAS. They were about 2 1/2 miles apart; but they were altitude separated. Aircraft X should not have departed in IFR conditions.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.