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Controller training in progress and 2 aircraft lose standard separation with 1 aircraft at the wrong altitude for direction of flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 181661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cyn |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute airway : wri |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 6750 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 181661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While operating in mcguire AFB approach control airspace we were cleared to descend from 6000 ft to 5000 ft. Our heading was 260 degree and we were tracking the woodstown VOR (ood 112.8) 075 degree radial. Mcguire approach asked us to fly a 180 degree heading and to maintain 5000 ft, followed by a directive to fly a 360 degree heading. As I began to turn the aircraft back towards 360 degree, a supervisor controller broke in and issued an immediate clearance to fly a 180 degree heading and to immediately descend to 4000 ft. The problem I believe arose from an extended period of time at 5000 ft on a wbound heading. In addition mcguire is a training facility and to keep aircraft at wrong altitudes for extended periods is only contributing to the problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR TRAINING IN PROGRESS AND 2 ACFT LOSE STANDARD SEPARATION WITH 1 ACFT AT THE WRONG ALT FOR DIRECTION OF FLT.
Narrative: WHILE OPERATING IN MCGUIRE AFB APCH CTL AIRSPACE WE WERE CLRED TO DSND FROM 6000 FT TO 5000 FT. OUR HDG WAS 260 DEG AND WE WERE TRACKING THE WOODSTOWN VOR (OOD 112.8) 075 DEG RADIAL. MCGUIRE APCH ASKED US TO FLY A 180 DEG HDG AND TO MAINTAIN 5000 FT, FOLLOWED BY A DIRECTIVE TO FLY A 360 DEG HDG. AS I BEGAN TO TURN THE ACFT BACK TOWARDS 360 DEG, A SUPVR CTLR BROKE IN AND ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE CLRNC TO FLY A 180 DEG HDG AND TO IMMEDIATELY DSND TO 4000 FT. THE PROBLEM I BELIEVE AROSE FROM AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AT 5000 FT ON A WBOUND HDG. IN ADDITION MCGUIRE IS A TRAINING FACILITY AND TO KEEP ACFT AT WRONG ALTS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IS ONLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEMS.
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.