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Radar controller overloaded with traffic and climbed an air carrier through an occupied altitude resulting in less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241401 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14400 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 241401 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier X inbound on camrn 2 arrival to jfk FL190 descending to 15000. Air carrier Y ewr dixie departure climbing to 16000 via dixie V-276 prepi/tsss. On contact, air carrier Y climbing to FL190 and I asked for a good rate through 15000. When I realized the climb wasn't sufficient, I stopped the climb at 14000. Air carrier X stopped descent at 15000. Sector was extremely busy with 17 aircraft on frequency and a number of pointouts. A ucr has been outstanding since sept/92 on the dixie departure and not resolved. The present procedure is unsafe and dangerous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RADAR CTLR OVERLOADED WITH TFC AND CLBED AN ACR THROUGH AN OCCUPIED ALT RESULTING IN LTSS.
Narrative: ACR X INBOUND ON CAMRN 2 ARR TO JFK FL190 DSNDING TO 15000. ACR Y EWR DIXIE DEP CLBING TO 16000 VIA DIXIE V-276 PREPI/TSSS. ON CONTACT, ACR Y CLBING TO FL190 AND I ASKED FOR A GOOD RATE THROUGH 15000. WHEN I REALIZED THE CLB WASN'T SUFFICIENT, I STOPPED THE CLB AT 14000. ACR X STOPPED DSCNT AT 15000. SECTOR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH 17 ACFT ON FREQ AND A NUMBER OF POINTOUTS. A UCR HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING SINCE SEPT/92 ON THE DIXIE DEP AND NOT RESOLVED. THE PRESENT PROC IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS.
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.