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ARTCC radar controller took 2 pointouts from different adjacent sectors, approved a descent for the sector working the BE3B and approved a climb for the sector working the LR24. The controller working the LR24 not only climbed his aircraft, but turned him too, thus causing a system error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333272 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bsv |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 350 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 24 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 5 controller radar : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 333272 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 21600 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 was wbound at FL240. The person controling #1 pointed the aircraft out to me requesting control for descent. Descent was approved. Aircraft #2 was level at FL230 proceeding southeast. The person controling #2 pointed out the aircraft which was waiting for higher from the next controller. Point out was approved because on his current heading, #2 would have easily passed behind #1. Aircraft #2 then turned from an approximately heading of 150 degrees to approximately 180-190 degrees direct to tampa. Aircraft #1 had already started to descend and was told, by the controller working him, to expedite through FL220 for traffic. Separation was lost at 3.6 mi and 0 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR TOOK 2 POINTOUTS FROM DIFFERENT ADJACENT SECTORS, APPROVED A DSCNT FOR THE SECTOR WORKING THE BE3B AND APPROVED A CLB FOR THE SECTOR WORKING THE LR24. THE CTLR WORKING THE LR24 NOT ONLY CLBED HIS ACFT, BUT TURNED HIM TOO, THUS CAUSING A SYS ERROR.
Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS WBOUND AT FL240. THE PERSON CTLING #1 POINTED THE ACFT OUT TO ME REQUESTING CTL FOR DSCNT. DSCNT WAS APPROVED. ACFT #2 WAS LEVEL AT FL230 PROCEEDING SE. THE PERSON CTLING #2 POINTED OUT THE ACFT WHICH WAS WAITING FOR HIGHER FROM THE NEXT CTLR. POINT OUT WAS APPROVED BECAUSE ON HIS CURRENT HDG, #2 WOULD HAVE EASILY PASSED BEHIND #1. ACFT #2 THEN TURNED FROM AN APPROX HDG OF 150 DEGS TO APPROX 180-190 DEGS DIRECT TO TAMPA. ACFT #1 HAD ALREADY STARTED TO DSND AND WAS TOLD, BY THE CTLR WORKING HIM, TO EXPEDITE THROUGH FL220 FOR TFC. SEPARATION WAS LOST AT 3.6 MI AND 0 FT.
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.