Small aircraft failed to make turn as instructed, departure controller slow to turn MTR and separati...

Attributes
ACN	195073
Time
Date	199111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rnd airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sat
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Trainer
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6 flight time total : 4010
ASRS Report	195073
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 13350 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

Small aircraft X was given a turn from a present heading of 080 degrees to a heading of 120 degrees. This turn would've kept the small aircraft X away from MTR Y by 4-7 mi. The small aircraft X did not take the turn and stayed on the 080 degree heading even though the pilot acknowledged the new heading. This caused the 2 courses to continue converging and I had to turn MTR Y to a 090 degree heading to avoid getting closer to small aircraft X (it looked closer than it really was once you've seen the plots on paper). Distrs to my ability to see the continuing convergence of the 2 courses earlier: the ARTS IIIA on my position was not working properly due to an improper training entry by another controller, the small aircraft X was not cleared to destination airport in accordance with the current LOA covering that route (sat to T98), having to take manual handoffs from other position because of the ARTS problem, first departure controller did not take aircraft on the route prescribed by the same previously mentioned LOA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA FAILED TO MAKE TURN AS INSTRUCTED, DEP CTLR SLOW TO TURN MTR AND SEPARATION WAS LOST.

Narrative: SMA X WAS GIVEN A TURN FROM A PRESENT HDG OF 080 DEGS TO A HDG OF 120 DEGS. THIS TURN WOULD'VE KEPT THE SMA X AWAY FROM MTR Y BY 4-7 MI. THE SMA X DID NOT TAKE THE TURN AND STAYED ON THE 080 DEG HDG EVEN THOUGH THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEW HDG. THIS CAUSED THE 2 COURSES TO CONTINUE CONVERGING AND I HAD TO TURN MTR Y TO A 090 DEG HDG TO AVOID GETTING CLOSER TO SMA X (IT LOOKED CLOSER THAN IT REALLY WAS ONCE YOU'VE SEEN THE PLOTS ON PAPER). DISTRS TO MY ABILITY TO SEE THE CONTINUING CONVERGENCE OF THE 2 COURSES EARLIER: THE ARTS IIIA ON MY POS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO AN IMPROPER TRAINING ENTRY BY ANOTHER CTLR, THE SMA X WAS NOT CLRED TO DEST ARPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT LOA COVERING THAT RTE (SAT TO T98), HAVING TO TAKE MANUAL HDOFS FROM OTHER POS BECAUSE OF THE ARTS PROBLEM, FIRST DEP CTLR DID NOT TAKE ACFT ON THE RTE PRESCRIBED BY THE SAME PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOA.

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.

Small aircraft failed to make turn as instructed, departure controller slow to turn MTR and separation was lost.