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ARTCC controller coordination with adjacent sector for a climb on an F16 flight leaving a restr area. The climb was approved on a heading and with reference to a C650 at 12000 ft. The F16 flight was turned and climbed and the adjacent sector then descended the C650 creating a less than standard separation incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighting Falcon F16 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation III, VI, VII |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 386050 |
| 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 | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 16800 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Fgt departed restr area R3403 and called on frequency 124.77 to pick up his IFR clearance on file. I coordinated with the next sector (shb) for an altitude and/or heading into their airspace. The shb radar controller approved climbing to FL230 and heading 310 degrees 'with reference to light transport Y' who was level at 12000 ft. I relayed this information to the radar controller who climbed fgt X flight to 11000 ft and issued the 310 degree heading. Shortly thereafter, the shb controller descended light transport Y to 11000 ft losing separation with fgt X flight. We issued a west heading on fgt X flight and told him to expedite his climb to speed up separation. After fgt X flight reported leaving 16000 ft he was put back on course. The shb controller was at fault completely because when he said 'FL230 on rv 310 degree heading reference light transport Y' who was level at 12000 ft and gave no indication that there would be any change to his (light transport Y) altitude or heading then fgt X flight was clean at 11000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR COORD WITH ADJACENT SECTOR FOR A CLB ON AN F16 FLT LEAVING A RESTR AREA. THE CLB WAS APPROVED ON A HEADING AND WITH REF TO A C650 AT 12000 FT. THE F16 FLT WAS TURNED AND CLBED AND THE ADJACENT SECTOR THEN DSNDED THE C650 CREATING A LTSS INCIDENT.
Narrative: FGT DEPARTED RESTR AREA R3403 AND CALLED ON FREQ 124.77 TO PICK UP HIS IFR CLRNC ON FILE. I COORDINATED WITH THE NEXT SECTOR (SHB) FOR AN ALT AND/OR HEADING INTO THEIR AIRSPACE. THE SHB RADAR CTLR APPROVED CLBING TO FL230 AND HDG 310 DEGS 'WITH REF TO LTT Y' WHO WAS LEVEL AT 12000 FT. I RELAYED THIS INFO TO THE RADAR CTLR WHO CLBED FGT X FLT TO 11000 FT AND ISSUED THE 310 DEG HDG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SHB CTLR DSNDED LTT Y TO 11000 FT LOSING SEPARATION WITH FGT X FLT. WE ISSUED A W HEADING ON FGT X FLT AND TOLD HIM TO EXPEDITE HIS CLB TO SPD UP SEPARATION. AFTER FGT X FLT RPTED LEAVING 16000 FT HE WAS PUT BACK ON COURSE. THE SHB CTLR WAS AT FAULT COMPLETELY BECAUSE WHEN HE SAID 'FL230 ON RV 310 DEG HDG REF LTT Y' WHO WAS LEVEL AT 12000 FT AND GAVE NO INDICATION THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY CHANGE TO HIS (LTT Y) ALT OR HEADING THEN FGT X FLT WAS CLEAN AT 11000 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.