While being radar vectored and descending air carrier X came in close proximity to air carrier Y.

Attributes
ACN	105679
Time
Date	198902
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bgm
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17
ASRS Report	105679
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 16200 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working the handoff position as an instrument giving OJT at time of incident. Our high altitude sector had taken a pointout on this traffic and released control for descent to us. Aircraft was at FL250 on our frequency. The radar man asked my trnee if we had control for turns. She said yes. I had been distracted by the relieving controller and it just didn't register with me. The radar man turned aircraft left 20 degrees and later issued descent. Traffic was a jet northeast bound at FL240 over bgm. C/a went off when aircraft left FL250. No time to do anything.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED AND DESCENDING ACR X CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO ACR Y.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING THE HDOF POS AS AN INSTR GIVING OJT AT TIME OF INCIDENT. OUR HIGH ALT SECTOR HAD TAKEN A POINTOUT ON THIS TFC AND RELEASED CTL FOR DSCNT TO US. ACFT WAS AT FL250 ON OUR FREQ. THE RADAR MAN ASKED MY TRNEE IF WE HAD CTL FOR TURNS. SHE SAID YES. I HAD BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE RELIEVING CTLR AND IT JUST DIDN'T REGISTER WITH ME. THE RADAR MAN TURNED ACFT LEFT 20 DEGS AND LATER ISSUED DSCNT. TFC WAS A JET NE BOUND AT FL240 OVER BGM. C/A WENT OFF WHEN ACFT LEFT FL250. NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.