Military ATCT local controller allowed 2 military training flight aircraft, on IFR flight plans, to become airborne without ensuring radar separation prior to xferring to FAA TRACON.

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Attributes
ACN	395587
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pob
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : pob tracon : fay artcc : zid
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 3 flight time total : 210
ASRS Report	395587
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 8000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

As I took the east radar position briefing, the previous controller told me that aircraft X and aircraft Y were both released off pob. Pob ATCT called and told me that both were airborne and described their position, about 1 1/2 mi apart. I verified that they were both IFR. As soon as I talked to the second aircraft, I established visual separation. They were about 2 mi apart at that time, on the same course. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: called reporter to verify who had initial separation control responsibility. Pob AFB ATCT, via LOA, has initial control responsibility for multiple IFR departures, prior to xfer to fay TRACON.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL ATCT LCL CTLR ALLOWED 2 MIL TRAINING FLT ACFT, ON IFR FLT PLANS, TO BECOME AIRBORNE WITHOUT ENSURING RADAR SEPARATION PRIOR TO XFERRING TO FAA TRACON.

Narrative: AS I TOOK THE E RADAR POS BRIEFING, THE PREVIOUS CTLR TOLD ME THAT ACFT X AND ACFT Y WERE BOTH RELEASED OFF POB. POB ATCT CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT BOTH WERE AIRBORNE AND DESCRIBED THEIR POS, ABOUT 1 1/2 MI APART. I VERIFIED THAT THEY WERE BOTH IFR. AS SOON AS I TALKED TO THE SECOND ACFT, I ESTABLISHED VISUAL SEPARATION. THEY WERE ABOUT 2 MI APART AT THAT TIME, ON THE SAME COURSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLED RPTR TO VERIFY WHO HAD INITIAL SEPARATION CTL RESPONSIBILITY. POB AFB ATCT, VIA LOA, HAS INITIAL CTL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE IFR DEPS, PRIOR TO XFER TO FAY TRACON.

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.