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ZMP center controller reported the adjacent sector handed them off two aircraft at the same altitude on converging courses.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1648558 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 26 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Denver center handed off two aircraft on collision courses at 37;000 feet (aircraft X and aircraft Y). We had to call them to turn aircraft X 20 degrees right to maintain separation. The denver center controller called back and said the pilot couldn't turn left because of weather. Then he asked what we wanted him to do! We told him to climb aircraft X or aircraft Y to 38;000 feet wrong altitude of direction of flight. Luckily aircraft X was able to climb. He ended up climbing aircraft X inside our airspace to avoid a collision! It's unbelievable to me the denver center does not realize that they are handing aircraft off to us on collision courses and then when we give them advice on how to separate then they have no other plan on how to separate aircraft! Hold controllers and supervisors accountable for knowingly not separating aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Center Controller reported the adjacent sector handed them off two aircraft at the same altitude on converging courses.
Narrative: Denver Center handed off two aircraft on collision courses at 37;000 feet (Aircraft X and Aircraft Y). We had to call them to turn Aircraft X 20 degrees right to maintain separation. The Denver Center controller called back and said the pilot couldn't turn left because of weather. Then he asked what we wanted him to do! We told him to climb Aircraft X or Aircraft Y to 38;000 feet wrong altitude of direction of flight. Luckily Aircraft X was able to climb. He ended up climbing Aircraft X inside our airspace to avoid a collision! It's unbelievable to me the Denver Center does not realize that they are handing aircraft off to us on collision courses and then when we give them advice on how to separate then they have no other plan on how to separate aircraft! Hold controllers and supervisors accountable for knowingly not separating aircraft.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.