Narrative:

I admit I took the pointout and forgot the overflt. Contributing factors: management taking pride of not using overtime money. Shift was well under staffed. Minimum staffing of controllers is 18. On shift that night was 14. 5 in the tower, 3 on break, 6 in radar. Normally, west sector is split due to very heavy amount of inbounds. It was not. Tmc was controller in charge. Heavy departure rush at same time. Person working flight data radar (who just stopped in to show prescription to supervisor) was on sick leave and was told to 'man' position by the supervisor (who is on medication and should not be in the room supervising). The real supervisor is down the hall building a stud wall and dry walling for new training department. Normally, there are 2 final controllers -- at the time there was only 1. The controller working south departure, saw the 1 aircraft descending to the other. He told the controller who was working the departure coordinator, but who was signed on as the second final person, who in turn told me. I climbed aircraft #1, but it was too late, separation was lost.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPERROR. LTSS BTWN A DSNDING E120 AND OVERFLT PA32. RPTR ADMITTED FORGETTING THE OVERFLT. THE CTLR AT THE S DEP POS SAW ONE ACFT DSNDING INTO THE OTHER AND TOLD THE DEP COORDINATOR WHO TOLD RPTR. RPTR CLBED THE E120 TOO LATE, SEPARATION WAS LOST.

Narrative: I ADMIT I TOOK THE POINTOUT AND FORGOT THE OVERFLT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MGMNT TAKING PRIDE OF NOT USING OVERTIME MONEY. SHIFT WAS WELL UNDER STAFFED. MINIMUM STAFFING OF CTLRS IS 18. ON SHIFT THAT NIGHT WAS 14. 5 IN THE TWR, 3 ON BREAK, 6 IN RADAR. NORMALLY, W SECTOR IS SPLIT DUE TO VERY HVY AMOUNT OF INBOUNDS. IT WAS NOT. TMC WAS CIC. HVY DEP RUSH AT SAME TIME. PERSON WORKING FLT DATA RADAR (WHO JUST STOPPED IN TO SHOW PRESCRIPTION TO SUPVR) WAS ON SICK LEAVE AND WAS TOLD TO 'MAN' POS BY THE SUPVR (WHO IS ON MEDICATION AND SHOULD NOT BE IN THE ROOM SUPERVISING). THE REAL SUPVR IS DOWN THE HALL BUILDING A STUD WALL AND DRY WALLING FOR NEW TRAINING DEPT. NORMALLY, THERE ARE 2 FINAL CTLRS -- AT THE TIME THERE WAS ONLY 1. THE CTLR WORKING S DEP, SAW THE 1 ACFT DSNDING TO THE OTHER. HE TOLD THE CTLR WHO WAS WORKING THE DEP COORDINATOR, BUT WHO WAS SIGNED ON AS THE SECOND FINAL PERSON, WHO IN TURN TOLD ME. I CLBED ACFT #1, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, SEPARATION WAS LOST.

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.