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Small transport X departed phf. He was handed off to my sector climbing to 5000'. He had an unusual route of flight, proceed direct ntu, then the ntu 125 right. To get him on this route, had to point him out to departure radar one (dp-1), and arrival radar one (ar-1). There was parachute jumping near norfolk naval airstation, which is 13 1/2 mi northwest of ntu. I had to vector him clear of the area around ngu. I coordination with ntu approach to tell them heading, since I did not think that direct ntu would clear him of the parachute jumping near ngu. I accepted a radar handoff from dr-1 on an small transport Y, southeast of orf for V139, which is the orf 216 right. Dr-1 normally climbs to 4000', then coords with ar-1 to climb 5000' prior to entering ar-1's airspace. Small transport X was on a strange routing, the small transport X was on a relatively common departure route. Just prior to accepting the handoff on small transport X, I had 5 different aircraft that would partially penetrate my airspace. I had to make 2 point outs (dr-1 and ar-1) to get small transport X close to being on course and talk to ntu approach for coordination on the routing. Shortly after accepting the radar handoff on the small transport Y, I was on the landline with ntu approach about an fgt on a manual handoff (not tagged by the ARTS computer). It was not on a normal routing into the orf area. I had to coordination a heading and altitude for the fgt. I climbed the small aircraft Y to 9000' and stopped the fgt at 1000' to avoid possible conflict. When I was scanning the scope, I saw the small transport Y climbing through 5300' swbnd, and small transport X at 5100' assigned 5000' sebnd with 3-3 1/2 mi horizontal sep. I immediately told the small transport Y to expedite his climb as much as possible through 6000' and told him about small transport X at 12 O'clock. Then small transport Y was heading 230 degree and small transport X was heading 110 degree. The conflict alert went off as the small transport Y climbed. The small transport Y was about 5800' or 5900' just before the small transport Y target was in the vicinity of small transport X's just southwest. I don't recall if the cr-1 controller climbed the small transport Y to 4000' or 5000'. If the dr-1 controller climbed the small transport Y to 5000', there was little I could do unless I coordination with the ar-1 controller for a turn in his airspace. If the dr-1 controller climbed to 5000' (small transport Y), the ar-1 controller should have reminded her about the 5000' target (small transport X). Even if ar-1 and dr-1 did not do these coords and climbed the small transport Y to 5000' there possibility would have been sufficient time to avoid a potential conflict if I had not been talking with ntu approach on the landline tagging up the fgt, coordination an altitude and heading, while writing a flight progress strip. This is a big problem at orf approach control. We coordination way too much with other facs, point out way too much within our facility to different sectors. In the period of 7-10 mins, I had 5 aircraft pointed out to me by 5 different sectors, pointed out FNT711 to two different sectors, and then coordination FNT711 with nut approach. I also coordination with nut approach on the F15. That's a total of 9 coords in 7-10 mins 4 frequencys. At times, you can have 4-5 voices in your ear. It sometimes gets out of control.

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Title: SEPARATION WAS LOST WHEN CTLR CLIMBED AN ACFT THAT WAS CONVERGING WITH ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: SMT X DEPARTED PHF. HE WAS HANDED OFF TO MY SECTOR CLBING TO 5000'. HE HAD AN UNUSUAL RTE OF FLT, PROCEED DIRECT NTU, THEN THE NTU 125 R. TO GET HIM ON THIS RTE, HAD TO POINT HIM OUT TO DEP RADAR ONE (DP-1), AND ARR RADAR ONE (AR-1). THERE WAS PARACHUTE JUMPING NEAR NORFOLK NAVAL AIRSTATION, WHICH IS 13 1/2 MI NW OF NTU. I HAD TO VECTOR HIM CLR OF THE AREA AROUND NGU. I COORD WITH NTU APCH TO TELL THEM HDG, SINCE I DID NOT THINK THAT DIRECT NTU WOULD CLR HIM OF THE PARACHUTE JUMPING NEAR NGU. I ACCEPTED A RADAR HDOF FROM DR-1 ON AN SMT Y, SE OF ORF FOR V139, WHICH IS THE ORF 216 R. DR-1 NORMALLY CLBS TO 4000', THEN COORDS WITH AR-1 TO CLB 5000' PRIOR TO ENTERING AR-1'S AIRSPACE. SMT X WAS ON A STRANGE RTING, THE SMT X WAS ON A RELATIVELY COMMON DEP RTE. JUST PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THE HDOF ON SMT X, I HAD 5 DIFFERENT ACFT THAT WOULD PARTIALLY PENETRATE MY AIRSPACE. I HAD TO MAKE 2 POINT OUTS (DR-1 AND AR-1) TO GET SMT X CLOSE TO BEING ON COURSE AND TALK TO NTU APCH FOR COORD ON THE RTING. SHORTLY AFTER ACCEPTING THE RADAR HDOF ON THE SMT Y, I WAS ON THE LANDLINE WITH NTU APCH ABOUT AN FGT ON A MANUAL HDOF (NOT TAGGED BY THE ARTS COMPUTER). IT WAS NOT ON A NORMAL RTING INTO THE ORF AREA. I HAD TO COORD A HDG AND ALT FOR THE FGT. I CLBED THE SMA Y TO 9000' AND STOPPED THE FGT AT 1000' TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFLICT. WHEN I WAS SCANNING THE SCOPE, I SAW THE SMT Y CLBING THROUGH 5300' SWBND, AND SMT X AT 5100' ASSIGNED 5000' SEBND WITH 3-3 1/2 MI HORIZ SEP. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE SMT Y TO EXPEDITE HIS CLB AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6000' AND TOLD HIM ABOUT SMT X AT 12 O'CLOCK. THEN SMT Y WAS HDG 230 DEG AND SMT X WAS HDG 110 DEG. THE CONFLICT ALERT WENT OFF AS THE SMT Y CLBED. THE SMT Y WAS ABOUT 5800' OR 5900' JUST BEFORE THE SMT Y TARGET WAS IN THE VICINITY OF SMT X'S JUST SW. I DON'T RECALL IF THE CR-1 CTLR CLBED THE SMT Y TO 4000' OR 5000'. IF THE DR-1 CTLR CLBED THE SMT Y TO 5000', THERE WAS LITTLE I COULD DO UNLESS I COORD WITH THE AR-1 CTLR FOR A TURN IN HIS AIRSPACE. IF THE DR-1 CTLR CLBED TO 5000' (SMT Y), THE AR-1 CTLR SHOULD HAVE REMINDED HER ABOUT THE 5000' TARGET (SMT X). EVEN IF AR-1 AND DR-1 DID NOT DO THESE COORDS AND CLBED THE SMT Y TO 5000' THERE POSSIBILITY WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TIME TO AVOID A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IF I HAD NOT BEEN TALKING WITH NTU APCH ON THE LANDLINE TAGGING UP THE FGT, COORD AN ALT AND HDG, WHILE WRITING A FLT PROGRESS STRIP. THIS IS A BIG PROB AT ORF APCH CTL. WE COORD WAY TOO MUCH WITH OTHER FACS, POINT OUT WAY TOO MUCH WITHIN OUR FAC TO DIFFERENT SECTORS. IN THE PERIOD OF 7-10 MINS, I HAD 5 ACFT POINTED OUT TO ME BY 5 DIFFERENT SECTORS, POINTED OUT FNT711 TO TWO DIFFERENT SECTORS, AND THEN COORD FNT711 WITH NUT APCH. I ALSO COORD WITH NUT APCH ON THE F15. THAT'S A TOTAL OF 9 COORDS IN 7-10 MINS 4 FREQS. AT TIMES, YOU CAN HAVE 4-5 VOICES IN YOUR EAR. IT SOMETIMES GETS OUT OF CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.