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Two aircraft were radar vectored to avoid loss of separation, however, the turns were not sufficient enough to prevent less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 113521 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tracon : bur |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 113521 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier was vectored over hpn radar site and was lost in radar bang then reappeared 2 mi east of hpn with traffic 6 mi east of hpn at same altitude. Both aircraft were immediately turned and possible loss of separation occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWO ACFT WERE RADAR VECTORED TO AVOID LOSS OF SEPARATION, HOWEVER, THE TURNS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO PREVENT LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: AIR CARRIER WAS VECTORED OVER HPN RADAR SITE AND WAS LOST IN RADAR BANG THEN REAPPEARED 2 MI E OF HPN WITH TFC 6 MI E OF HPN AT SAME ALT. BOTH ACFT WERE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED.
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.