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Small aircraft X turned right when instructed to turn left. Less than standard separation between small aircraft X and Y. Pilot deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127069 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : orf tower : den |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller military : 11 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 127069 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 126721 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Small aircraft X was being vectored for ILS runway 5 to fit inside of small aircraft Y already on the ILS. Relieving controller didn't like the sequence and told trainee to turn small aircraft X left to 050. Relieving controller then told trainee to turn small aircraft X left to 230. Trainee did both. However, small aircraft X turned right to 230 and became a conflict with small aircraft Y. Small aircraft X was told to turn right to 280 (by relieving controller). Callback conversation with acn 126721 reporter revealed the following: FAA did not file operational error or pilot deviation. Small aircraft X pilot and FAA supervisor discussed the incident. Pilot admitted mistake. The reporter stated he was the instructor controller. Position relief was in progress. The relieving controller didn't like the sequence and instructed the developmental to turn small aircraft Y.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA X TURNED RIGHT WHEN INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT. LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN SMA X AND Y. PLT DEVIATION.
Narrative: SMA X WAS BEING VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 5 TO FIT INSIDE OF SMA Y ALREADY ON THE ILS. RELIEVING CTLR DIDN'T LIKE THE SEQUENCE AND TOLD TRAINEE TO TURN SMA X LEFT TO 050. RELIEVING CTLR THEN TOLD TRAINEE TO TURN SMA X LEFT TO 230. TRAINEE DID BOTH. HOWEVER, SMA X TURNED RIGHT TO 230 AND BECAME A CONFLICT WITH SMA Y. SMA X WAS TOLD TO TURN RIGHT TO 280 (BY RELIEVING CTLR). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH ACN 126721 REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: FAA DID NOT FILE OPERATIONAL ERROR OR PLT DEVIATION. SMA X PLT AND FAA SUPVR DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT. PLT ADMITTED MISTAKE. THE REPORTER STATED HE WAS THE INSTRUCTOR CTLR. POSITION RELIEF WAS IN PROGRESS. THE RELIEVING CTLR DIDN'T LIKE THE SEQUENCE AND INSTRUCTED THE DEVELOPMENTAL TO TURN SMA Y.
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.