An MD80 northbound off lga climbing to 7000 ft conflicted with a C650 wbound off hpn also climbing t...

Attributes
ACN	475357
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tracon : m98.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation III, VI, VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure instruction : instructor
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	475471
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure instruction : trainee
Qualification	controller : developmental
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	475357
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

The second aircraft involved was a C650 that departed hpn and was wbound climbing to 7000 ft. The air carrier X jet was northbound from lga climbing to 7000 ft and the air carrier X ARTS full data block never acquired. Apparently the air carrier X flight plan was not stored in the computer, therefore was not going to tag on the target. The air carrier X jet reported a loss of separation with a learjet at 7000 ft, however the type aircraft was a citation (C650). The departure position became quite busy with training in progress. The departure handoff controller was asked to watch the target of the air carrier X jet to make sure it tagged up but, apparently the handoff person was distracted with coordination with another position. After review, the loss of separation occurred approximately 15 mi north of lga with the C650 at 7000 ft and the air carrier X jet at 6500 ft responding to an RA. If the air carrier X jet would have acquired an ARTS tag, this incident would in all likelihood have been avoided. Supplemental information from acn 475357: air carrier X came off lga runway 31 heading 360 degrees beacon was correct as per the strip waited to tag up, tried to refresh system. Many other things occurring at the time. Flight was removed from the system prior to aircraft taking off after the incident manual tag up air carrier X.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 NBOUND OFF LGA CLBING TO 7000 FT CONFLICTED WITH A C650 WBOUND OFF HPN ALSO CLBING TO 7000 FT.

Narrative: THE SECOND ACFT INVOLVED WAS A C650 THAT DEPARTED HPN AND WAS WBOUND CLBING TO 7000 FT. THE ACR X JET WAS NBOUND FROM LGA CLBING TO 7000 FT AND THE ACR X ARTS FULL DATA BLOCK NEVER ACQUIRED. APPARENTLY THE ACR X FLT PLAN WAS NOT STORED IN THE COMPUTER, THEREFORE WAS NOT GOING TO TAG ON THE TARGET. THE ACR X JET RPTED A LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH A LEARJET AT 7000 FT, HOWEVER THE TYPE ACFT WAS A CITATION (C650). THE DEP POS BECAME QUITE BUSY WITH TRAINING IN PROGRESS. THE DEP HDOF CTLR WAS ASKED TO WATCH THE TARGET OF THE ACR X JET TO MAKE SURE IT TAGGED UP BUT, APPARENTLY THE HDOF PERSON WAS DISTRACTED WITH COORD WITH ANOTHER POS. AFTER REVIEW, THE LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED APPROX 15 MI N OF LGA WITH THE C650 AT 7000 FT AND THE ACR X JET AT 6500 FT RESPONDING TO AN RA. IF THE ACR X JET WOULD HAVE ACQUIRED AN ARTS TAG, THIS INCIDENT WOULD IN ALL LIKELIHOOD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 475357: ACR X CAME OFF LGA RWY 31 HEADING 360 DEGS BEACON WAS CORRECT AS PER THE STRIP WAITED TO TAG UP, TRIED TO REFRESH SYS. MANY OTHER THINGS OCCURRING AT THE TIME. FLT WAS REMOVED FROM THE SYS PRIOR TO ACFT TAKING OFF AFTER THE INCIDENT MANUAL TAG UP ACR X.

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.

An MD80 northbound off lga climbing to 7000 ft conflicted with a C650 wbound off hpn also climbing to 7000 ft.