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Attributes | |
ACN | 123707 |
Time | |
Date | 198909 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : bgr |
State Reference | ME |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Fighter |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | other |
Make Model Name | Military Transport |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
ASRS Report | 123707 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : military |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : military |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 11400 vertical : 400 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Fgt X departed bgr at FL200, requesting to operate in condor MOA at 7000' B FL600. Due to traffic, military flight, was cleared to delay in condor at 7000' B FL370. Mlt Y departed bgr to brv at 8000', which traverses the condor airspace. Mlt Y requested climb to 10000' due to turbulence and was issued 10000'. I then called fgt X to condense his block 11000' B FL370. I received no response on frequency 219.6. I then asked fgt X to acknowledge clearance with an identify--no identify received. Contact attempts were also broadcast on guard frequency 243.0 with no response, verbally nor with identify. Fgt X was consistently operating in the northern portion of condor at an altitude of FL180. I assumed he would stay to the north, but he took a run at mlt Y and sep was lost (1.9 NM, 400').
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLT Y HAD LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM FGT X. SYSTEM ERROR.
Narrative: FGT X DEPARTED BGR AT FL200, REQUESTING TO OPERATE IN CONDOR MOA AT 7000' B FL600. DUE TO TFC, MIL FLT, WAS CLRED TO DELAY IN CONDOR AT 7000' B FL370. MLT Y DEPARTED BGR TO BRV AT 8000', WHICH TRAVERSES THE CONDOR AIRSPACE. MLT Y REQUESTED CLB TO 10000' DUE TO TURB AND WAS ISSUED 10000'. I THEN CALLED FGT X TO CONDENSE HIS BLOCK 11000' B FL370. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE ON FREQ 219.6. I THEN ASKED FGT X TO ACKNOWLEDGE CLRNC WITH AN IDENT--NO IDENT RECEIVED. CONTACT ATTEMPTS WERE ALSO BROADCAST ON GUARD FREQ 243.0 WITH NO RESPONSE, VERBALLY NOR WITH IDENT. FGT X WAS CONSISTENTLY OPERATING IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF CONDOR AT AN ALT OF FL180. I ASSUMED HE WOULD STAY TO THE N, BUT HE TOOK A RUN AT MLT Y AND SEP WAS LOST (1.9 NM, 400').
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.