Narrative:

A foreign pilot in cga Y was climbing off fll. The center sector working would not take the handoff because of his traffic, therefore the approach controller assigned cga Y direct zbv with a climb to 16000'. In the meantime air carrier X landing fll was descending from FL220 to cross the air traffic area at 5000'. By giving cga Y direct zbv put him head on with air carrier X. Approach called the receiving controller of cga Y and asked if he would go direct zbv just before he entered his airspace. We said unable due to inbound air carrier X, that if he would assign him a 090 degree heading and expedite him to FL230 we would take (forgetting to ask for communications) him with a heading which would be north of air carrier X descending. About 1 1/2 mins expired. No cga Y still direct zbv climbing to FL230 only out of 6300'. We called approach and told the controller that our plan was not going to work stop him at 7000'. We had air carrier X stopped at 8000'. The wrong guy at approach answered and knew nothing about what was going on. Then the right controller picked up the line and said he wasn't talking to him, that he had changed his frequency. During this time the radar controller at the center turned air carrier X immediately and issued traffic. Cga Y was called and he answered leaving 11200'. Air carrier X was still at 8000'. No operational error occurred because cga Y was expediting his climb to FL230 which was 3000 FPM, which caused the computer to not recognize his normal rate of climb and the mode C was lost int he data block on the scope out of 6300'. Next report was given out of 11200' from the pilot. This situation possibly could have worked if one person was working both aircraft instead of only one.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT BETWEEN A DEPARTING CGA AND AN ARRIVING ACR DUE TO ATC CONFUSION BETWEEN ARTCC AND TRACON.

Narrative: A FOREIGN PLT IN CGA Y WAS CLBING OFF FLL. THE CENTER SECTOR WORKING WOULD NOT TAKE THE HDOF BECAUSE OF HIS TFC, THEREFORE THE APCH CTLR ASSIGNED CGA Y DIRECT ZBV WITH A CLB TO 16000'. IN THE MEANTIME ACR X LNDG FLL WAS DSNDING FROM FL220 TO CROSS THE ATA AT 5000'. BY GIVING CGA Y DIRECT ZBV PUT HIM HEAD ON WITH ACR X. APCH CALLED THE RECEIVING CTLR OF CGA Y AND ASKED IF HE WOULD GO DIRECT ZBV JUST BEFORE HE ENTERED HIS AIRSPACE. WE SAID UNABLE DUE TO INBND ACR X, THAT IF HE WOULD ASSIGN HIM A 090 DEG HDG AND EXPEDITE HIM TO FL230 WE WOULD TAKE (FORGETTING TO ASK FOR COMS) HIM WITH A HDG WHICH WOULD BE N OF ACR X DSNDING. ABOUT 1 1/2 MINS EXPIRED. NO CGA Y STILL DIRECT ZBV CLBING TO FL230 ONLY OUT OF 6300'. WE CALLED APCH AND TOLD THE CTLR THAT OUR PLAN WAS NOT GOING TO WORK STOP HIM AT 7000'. WE HAD ACR X STOPPED AT 8000'. THE WRONG GUY AT APCH ANSWERED AND KNEW NOTHING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEN THE RIGHT CTLR PICKED UP THE LINE AND SAID HE WASN'T TALKING TO HIM, THAT HE HAD CHANGED HIS FREQ. DURING THIS TIME THE RADAR CTLR AT THE CENTER TURNED ACR X IMMEDIATELY AND ISSUED TFC. CGA Y WAS CALLED AND HE ANSWERED LEAVING 11200'. ACR X WAS STILL AT 8000'. NO OPERROR OCCURRED BECAUSE CGA Y WAS EXPEDITING HIS CLB TO FL230 WHICH WAS 3000 FPM, WHICH CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO NOT RECOGNIZE HIS NORMAL RATE OF CLB AND THE MODE C WAS LOST INT HE DATA BLOCK ON THE SCOPE OUT OF 6300'. NEXT RPT WAS GIVEN OUT OF 11200' FROM THE PLT. THIS SITUATION POSSIBLY COULD HAVE WORKED IF ONE PERSON WAS WORKING BOTH ACFT INSTEAD OF ONLY ONE.

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.