Narrative:

The developmental I was training climbed an aircraft with lead on traffic. When questioned about the clearance and instruction issued to maintain previous altitude, the aircraft had already climbed 300 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC RADAR INSTRUCTOR CTLR REACTS TOO LATE TO DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR ACTIONS TO STOP LOSS OF VERT SEPARATION WITH OVERHEAD TFC.

Narrative: THE DEVELOPMENTAL I WAS TRAINING CLBED AN ACFT WITH LEAD ON TFC. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE CLRNC AND INSTRUCTION ISSUED TO MAINTAIN PREVIOUS ALT, THE ACFT HAD ALREADY CLBED 300 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.