Narrative:

Departure airport for both aircraft involved was K15. Clearance given to small aircraft X through manual trnee/trner at approximately XX50Z to climb to and maintain 4000' clearance according to IFR flight plan. K15 sgf eos bvo per pyx, since aircraft was RNAV equipment clearance would normally be K15-pyx via RNAV direct sgf flight plan route. However, I as the radar controller did not issue clearance, so cannot answer to that. Believe small aircraft X was given a clearance void time of XY05Z. Small aircraft Y called on frequency northwest of airport at approximately XX58Z requesting IFR clearance. K15-irk-270 degree right, 30 DME fix lmn 090 degree right 28 DME fix dsm. Manual trnee on-line with unknown facility at this time. Asked trner about clearance given to small aircraft X due to incomplete strip marking. Also trnee may have been on the line with FSS concerned with a revised clearance or information on small aircraft X attempting to get detailed information. Little or no assistance given. I issued a beacon code of XXXX to small aircraft Y for radar identify also asked pilot to report leaving 2900' to ensure he was above minimum obstruction clearance altitude. Small aircraft Y complied with instructions and shortly thereafter received clearance. Due to radar coverage, small aircraft Y position in reference to the airport of departure, and operation direction flight plans. I felt sep would be maintained. Later it was brought to my attention by (ozark 4) my supervisor that my assistant felt positive sep was not provided. After reviewing this situation it is questionable in my mind, an operational deviation may have occurred. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that no operational error occurred. Facility management has not conducted any investigation in to the incident. Reporter has 1.5 radar experience, 2.5 non radar experience and 2 yrs military experience.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NO OPERATIONAL ERROR OCCURRED.

Narrative: DEP ARPT FOR BOTH ACFT INVOLVED WAS K15. CLRNC GIVEN TO SMA X THROUGH MANUAL TRNEE/TRNER AT APPROX XX50Z TO CLB TO AND MAINTAIN 4000' CLRNC ACCORDING TO IFR FLT PLAN. K15 SGF EOS BVO PER PYX, SINCE ACFT WAS RNAV EQUIP CLRNC WOULD NORMALLY BE K15-PYX VIA RNAV DIRECT SGF FLT PLAN RTE. HOWEVER, I AS THE RADAR CTLR DID NOT ISSUE CLRNC, SO CANNOT ANSWER TO THAT. BELIEVE SMA X WAS GIVEN A CLRNC VOID TIME OF XY05Z. SMA Y CALLED ON FREQ NW OF ARPT AT APPROX XX58Z REQUESTING IFR CLRNC. K15-IRK-270 DEG R, 30 DME FIX LMN 090 DEG R 28 DME FIX DSM. MANUAL TRNEE ON-LINE WITH UNKNOWN FAC AT THIS TIME. ASKED TRNER ABOUT CLRNC GIVEN TO SMA X DUE TO INCOMPLETE STRIP MARKING. ALSO TRNEE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE LINE WITH FSS CONCERNED WITH A REVISED CLRNC OR INFO ON SMA X ATTEMPTING TO GET DETAILED INFO. LITTLE OR NO ASSISTANCE GIVEN. I ISSUED A BEACON CODE OF XXXX TO SMA Y FOR RADAR IDENT ALSO ASKED PLT TO RPT LEAVING 2900' TO ENSURE HE WAS ABOVE MINIMUM OBSTRUCTION CLRNC ALT. SMA Y COMPLIED WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER RECEIVED CLRNC. DUE TO RADAR COVERAGE, SMA Y POS IN REF TO THE ARPT OF DEP, AND OP DIRECTION FLT PLANS. I FELT SEP WOULD BE MAINTAINED. LATER IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY (OZARK 4) MY SUPVR THAT MY ASSISTANT FELT POSITIVE SEP WAS NOT PROVIDED. AFTER REVIEWING THIS SITUATION IT IS QUESTIONABLE IN MY MIND, AN OPERATIONAL DEVIATION MAY HAVE OCCURRED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED THAT NO OPERROR OCCURRED. FAC MGMNT HAS NOT CONDUCTED ANY INVESTIGATION IN TO THE INCIDENT. RPTR HAS 1.5 RADAR EXPERIENCE, 2.5 NON RADAR EXPERIENCE AND 2 YRS MIL EXPERIENCE.

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.