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Controller responsible for the position was monitoring a trainee with 70 hours of training and no previous radar experience. During a busy session, a runway closure, and a confign change, the trainee got behind and allowed aircraft #1 and aircraft #2 to conflict on the downwind to the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409825 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 409825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 (BE40) descending for arrival to satellite airport (hfd) being vectored to avoid arrival airspace to major airport (bdl). Main runway being closed by state (runway 24) and changing the confign, runway flow to runway 6/runway 15. West wind aloft pushed aircraft farther to east than planned. Coordination with controller was attempted but not completed. Aircraft #1 conflicted with aircraft #2 (FA50) on downwind to runway 15 at 4000 ft. The trainee was slightly behind power curve and then 4 different things happened very quickly that had to be taken care of by myself (trainer). 2 departures to center were not 5 mi apart as required by them, coordination with another facility (alb) for IFR handoff, stop a departure at 4000 ft due to arrival at 5000 ft (trainee climbed to 10000 ft on initial contact).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POS WAS MONITORING A TRAINEE WITH 70 HRS OF TRAINING AND NO PREVIOUS RADAR EXPERIENCE. DURING A BUSY SESSION, A RWY CLOSURE, AND A CONFIGN CHANGE, THE TRAINEE GOT BEHIND AND ALLOWED ACFT #1 AND ACFT #2 TO CONFLICT ON THE DOWNWIND TO THE ARPT.
Narrative: ACFT #1 (BE40) DSNDING FOR ARR TO SATELLITE ARPT (HFD) BEING VECTORED TO AVOID ARR AIRSPACE TO MAJOR ARPT (BDL). MAIN RWY BEING CLOSED BY STATE (RWY 24) AND CHANGING THE CONFIGN, RWY FLOW TO RWY 6/RWY 15. W WIND ALOFT PUSHED ACFT FARTHER TO E THAN PLANNED. COORD WITH CTLR WAS ATTEMPTED BUT NOT COMPLETED. ACFT #1 CONFLICTED WITH ACFT #2 (FA50) ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 15 AT 4000 FT. THE TRAINEE WAS SLIGHTLY BEHIND PWR CURVE AND THEN 4 DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY MYSELF (TRAINER). 2 DEPS TO CTR WERE NOT 5 MI APART AS REQUIRED BY THEM, COORD WITH ANOTHER FACILITY (ALB) FOR IFR HDOF, STOP A DEP AT 4000 FT DUE TO ARR AT 5000 FT (TRAINEE CLBED TO 10000 FT ON INITIAL CONTACT).
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.