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Attributes | |
ACN | 163700 |
Time | |
Date | 199011 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sea |
State Reference | WA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 8 |
ASRS Report | 163700 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 6840 vertical : 500 |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I had an aircraft (small transport X) descending for an approach. There were strong winds from the south at altitude, so I wanted the small transport X to keep his speed up in order to hit a hole on final. However, the altitude I issued placed the aircraft in a position that if I failed to turn him at the appropriate time, I would enter another controllers airspace. As events unfolded, my attention was diverted to events on the other side of the localizer, and I did fail to make the turn. Not only did I enter the other controllers airspace, I also missed an aircraft being vectored to a satellite airport by less than standard separation. I first learned of the impending error when the conflict alert sounded, (unfortunately, after the error occurred). My eagerness to rush the aircraft to final given the wind conditions, led me into a position of 'do or die.' the small transport X would have better fit elsewhere, but my poor execution of a plan led to the error. When I first sat down to work the position, I deviated from my normal (personal) procedures. I failed to set the proper ARTS altitude filter, as well as the quick looks of associated positions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACFT BEING CONTROLLED BY ONE CTLR ENTERED THE AIRSPACE OF ANOTHER CTLR WITHOUT PROPER COORD WHICH RESULTED IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: I HAD AN ACFT (SMT X) DSNDING FOR AN APCH. THERE WERE STRONG WINDS FROM THE S AT ALT, SO I WANTED THE SMT X TO KEEP HIS SPD UP IN ORDER TO HIT A HOLE ON FINAL. HOWEVER, THE ALT I ISSUED PLACED THE ACFT IN A POS THAT IF I FAILED TO TURN HIM AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I WOULD ENTER ANOTHER CTLRS AIRSPACE. AS EVENTS UNFOLDED, MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED TO EVENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOC, AND I DID FAIL TO MAKE THE TURN. NOT ONLY DID I ENTER THE OTHER CTLRS AIRSPACE, I ALSO MISSED AN ACFT BEING VECTORED TO A SATELLITE ARPT BY LTSS. I FIRST LEARNED OF THE IMPENDING ERROR WHEN THE CONFLICT ALERT SOUNDED, (UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER THE ERROR OCCURRED). MY EAGERNESS TO RUSH THE ACFT TO FINAL GIVEN THE WIND CONDITIONS, LED ME INTO A POS OF 'DO OR DIE.' THE SMT X WOULD HAVE BETTER FIT ELSEWHERE, BUT MY POOR EXECUTION OF A PLAN LED TO THE ERROR. WHEN I FIRST SAT DOWN TO WORK THE POS, I DEVIATED FROM MY NORMAL (PERSONAL) PROCS. I FAILED TO SET THE PROPER ARTS ALT FILTER, AS WELL AS THE QUICK LOOKS OF ASSOCIATED POSITIONS.
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.