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Controller lost separation between 2 aircraft that were on converging courses. One aircraft was at 17000', the other aircraft climbing to 17000'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151759 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sbj |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 151759 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Small transport X southbound level 17000' heading 180 degrees and large transport Y westbound climbing out of 16000' for 17000', heading 270 degrees. Large transport Y was turned left direct sbj. Small transport X was turned right direct lanna and climbed to FL180.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR LOST SEPARATION BETWEEN 2 ACFT THAT WERE ON CONVERGING COURSES. ONE ACFT WAS AT 17000', THE OTHER ACFT CLIMBING TO 17000'.
Narrative: SMT X SBND LEVEL 17000' HDG 180 DEGS AND LGT Y WBND CLBING OUT OF 16000' FOR 17000', HDG 270 DEGS. LGT Y WAS TURNED LEFT DIRECT SBJ. SMT X WAS TURNED RIGHT DIRECT LANNA AND CLBED TO FL180.
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.