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Reporter was so distracted in providing training for the trainee, that aircraft X was given a descent clearance through aircraft Y. This resulted in a loss of standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsv.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 18 controller time certified in position1 : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 446043 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : error detection other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Distractions from radar associate position training. Trainee was behind and not in tune with radar position. Also, position relief briefing was being set up. As a result, a descent clearance was issued when there was traffic. Do not allow distractions to break concentration. The training session for the radar associate position became a distraction to my position as radar controller. I seemed to spend more time fixing problems from the d-side, bad code assignment, coast tracks, speed overtakes from another sector that d-side was aware of. All these sits increased radar position workload.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR WAS SO DISTRACTED IN PROVIDING TRAINING FOR THE TRAINEE, THAT ACFT X WAS GIVEN A DSCNT CLRNC THROUGH ACFT Y. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: DISTRACTIONS FROM RADAR ASSOCIATE POS TRAINING. TRAINEE WAS BEHIND AND NOT IN TUNE WITH RADAR POS. ALSO, POS RELIEF BRIEFING WAS BEING SET UP. AS A RESULT, A DSCNT CLRNC WAS ISSUED WHEN THERE WAS TFC. DO NOT ALLOW DISTRACTIONS TO BREAK CONCENTRATION. THE TRAINING SESSION FOR THE RADAR ASSOCIATE POS BECAME A DISTR TO MY POS AS RADAR CTLR. I SEEMED TO SPEND MORE TIME FIXING PROBS FROM THE D-SIDE, BAD CODE ASSIGNMENT, COAST TRACKS, SPD OVERTAKES FROM ANOTHER SECTOR THAT D-SIDE WAS AWARE OF. ALL THESE SITS INCREASED RADAR POS WORKLOAD.
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.