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New airspace in effect at gso caused some confusion resulting in 2 aircraft to come within approximately two and one half mi of each other resulting in an operational error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403674 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gso |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position controller : departure controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 403674 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1300 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
New airspace confign in effect for 3 days. Fdio computer problems prevented fp strips on several aircraft causing confusion. Sector combined and saturated. Supervisor unwilling to split position. Aircraft in other traffic sits diverted my attention away from this situation, causing traffic alerts to be issued. Aircraft were issued turns at 4 mi but came within 2 1/2 mi. 1 aircraft was originally at 11000 ft and descended for another potential conflict with VFR aircraft, causing these 2 aircraft to be at the same altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEW AIRSPACE IN EFFECT AT GSO CAUSED SOME CONFUSION RESULTING IN 2 ACFT TO COME WITHIN APPROX TWO AND ONE HALF MI OF EACH OTHER RESULTING IN AN OPERROR.
Narrative: NEW AIRSPACE CONFIGN IN EFFECT FOR 3 DAYS. FDIO COMPUTER PROBS PREVENTED FP STRIPS ON SEVERAL ACFT CAUSING CONFUSION. SECTOR COMBINED AND SATURATED. SUPVR UNWILLING TO SPLIT POS. ACFT IN OTHER TFC SITS DIVERTED MY ATTN AWAY FROM THIS SIT, CAUSING TFC ALERTS TO BE ISSUED. ACFT WERE ISSUED TURNS AT 4 MI BUT CAME WITHIN 2 1/2 MI. 1 ACFT WAS ORIGINALLY AT 11000 FT AND DSNDED FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH VFR ACFT, CAUSING THESE 2 ACFT TO BE AT THE SAME ALT.
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.