A TRACON controller working departure is distracted and vectors the wrong aircraft into adjacent position airspace resulting in less than standard separation.

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Attributes
ACN	358600
Time
Date	199701
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 24 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	358600
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Air carrier X departing atl runway 8R heading 070 degrees. Air carrier Y was upwind on departure heading 350 degrees. ZTL called to point out an E120 (air carrier Z) which was descending in my north airspace due to a problem. I turned to call a supervisor and explain the E120 possible problem. At this time air carrier X called on departure heading 070 degrees off the runway. I made 2 xmissions to other departing traffic and thought I had issued a 270 degree heading to air carrier Y who was in the wbound turn area for west departure. It appears I misspoke myself and issued air carrier X the wbound turn. Air carrier X turned off the runway to a 280 degree heading and entered airspace which I did not own. I had not even issued air carrier X radar contact as he was still close enough to the radar main bang and I do not remember seeing his ARTS data block appear. When the ARTS III data acquired on air carrier X and I observed him in airspace I did not have control, I quick looked other traffic and issued altitude/headings to obtain visual separation from other traffic and avoid other traffic. My attention was diverted as a result of ZTL calling about the E120 and the recent events of the E120 accident in dtw and the accident of the E120 in atl in 1995. My calling of the area supervisor to inform him of the E120 problem diverted my attention and probably affected my readback/hearback ability.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TRACON CTLR WORKING DEP IS DISTRACTED AND VECTORS THE WRONG ACFT INTO ADJACENT POS AIRSPACE RESULTING IN LTSS.

Narrative: ACR X DEPARTING ATL RWY 8R HDG 070 DEGS. ACR Y WAS UPWIND ON DEP HDG 350 DEGS. ZTL CALLED TO POINT OUT AN E120 (ACR Z) WHICH WAS DSNDING IN MY N AIRSPACE DUE TO A PROB. I TURNED TO CALL A SUPVR AND EXPLAIN THE E120 POSSIBLE PROB. AT THIS TIME ACR X CALLED ON DEP HDG 070 DEGS OFF THE RWY. I MADE 2 XMISSIONS TO OTHER DEPARTING TFC AND THOUGHT I HAD ISSUED A 270 DEG HDG TO ACR Y WHO WAS IN THE WBOUND TURN AREA FOR W DEP. IT APPEARS I MISSPOKE MYSELF AND ISSUED ACR X THE WBOUND TURN. ACR X TURNED OFF THE RWY TO A 280 DEG HDG AND ENTERED AIRSPACE WHICH I DID NOT OWN. I HAD NOT EVEN ISSUED ACR X RADAR CONTACT AS HE WAS STILL CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE RADAR MAIN BANG AND I DO NOT REMEMBER SEEING HIS ARTS DATA BLOCK APPEAR. WHEN THE ARTS III DATA ACQUIRED ON ACR X AND I OBSERVED HIM IN AIRSPACE I DID NOT HAVE CTL, I QUICK LOOKED OTHER TFC AND ISSUED ALT/HDGS TO OBTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM OTHER TFC AND AVOID OTHER TFC. MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED AS A RESULT OF ZTL CALLING ABOUT THE E120 AND THE RECENT EVENTS OF THE E120 ACCIDENT IN DTW AND THE ACCIDENT OF THE E120 IN ATL IN 1995. MY CALLING OF THE AREA SUPVR TO INFORM HIM OF THE E120 PROB DIVERTED MY ATTN AND PROBABLY AFFECTED MY READBACK/HEARBACK ABILITY.

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.