ARTCC radar controller tried to stop climb on widebody transport, but separation lost with small transport when widebody transport overshot altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	196341
Time
Date	199112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tay
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28400 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zjx
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	196341
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot conflict : airborne less severe 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 : 21000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Aircraft required climb because turbulence. I climbed aircraft widebody transport X to FL330. Realized would not work with an small transport Y stopped aircraft at FL280 under FL290. Aircraft according to machine did not stop climb in time to maintain 1000 ft separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR TRIED TO STOP CLB ON WDB, BUT SEPARATION LOST WITH SMT WHEN WDB OVERSHOT ALT.

Narrative: ACFT REQUIRED CLB BECAUSE TURB. I CLBED ACFT WDB X TO FL330. REALIZED WOULD NOT WORK WITH AN SMT Y STOPPED ACFT AT FL280 UNDER FL290. ACFT ACCORDING TO MACHINE DID NOT STOP CLB IN TIME TO MAINTAIN 1000 FT SEPARATION.

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.