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Overtaking light transport climbed through altitude of slower aircraft with less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 172782 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : csn |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 172782 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 800 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While working the mol (60) radar position at washington center, I climbed an light transport to FL270. The light transport was rapidly overtaking a slower aircraft at FL240. The sector was not busy at the time which may have caused me to be less attentive than was necessary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OVERTAKING LTT CLIMBED THROUGH ALT OF SLOWER ACFT WITH LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING THE MOL (60) RADAR POS AT WASHINGTON CTR, I CLBED AN LTT TO FL270. THE LTT WAS RAPIDLY OVERTAKING A SLOWER ACFT AT FL240. THE SECTOR WAS NOT BUSY AT THE TIME WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE LESS ATTENTIVE THAN WAS NECESSARY.
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.