Controller reported a loss of separation involving an air carrier jet and a learjet on a bad departure route. Reporter climbed the lear and descended the air carrier. The air carrier performed a TCASII climb. Both aircraft were climbing toward each other.

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Attributes
ACN	322300
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lib
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14
ASRS Report	322300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 900
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other

Narrative:

Departure off rdu satellite with a bad departure route, turn sbound into the face of climbing traffic off of clt nebound. Normal wbound departures never turn south. A very busy sector at the time it took place and the route was not read in its entirety. TCASII maneuver by the air carrier made the situation worse. He was cleared to descend and the lear was cleared to climb. The air carrier instead climbed so both climbed almost into each other.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR RPTED A LOSS OF SEPARATION INVOLVING AN ACR JET AND A LEARJET ON A BAD DEP RTE. RPTR CLBED THE LEAR AND DSNDED THE ACR. THE ACR PERFORMED A TCASII CLB. BOTH ACFT WERE CLBING TOWARD EACH OTHER.

Narrative: DEP OFF RDU SATELLITE WITH A BAD DEP RTE, TURN SBOUND INTO THE FACE OF CLBING TFC OFF OF CLT NEBOUND. NORMAL WBOUND DEPS NEVER TURN S. A VERY BUSY SECTOR AT THE TIME IT TOOK PLACE AND THE RTE WAS NOT READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. TCASII MANEUVER BY THE ACR MADE THE SIT WORSE. HE WAS CLRED TO DSND AND THE LEAR WAS CLRED TO CLB. THE ACR INSTEAD CLBED SO BOTH CLBED ALMOST INTO EACH OTHER.

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.