 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
ZDC controller failed to make a pointout to an adjacent sector resulting in an operational deviation and loss of separation between 2 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478294 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ood.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hercules (C-130) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : profile descent enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : eno.rbv1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar instruction : instructor |
| Experience | controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 10 controller supervisory : 3 controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 478294 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 22200 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft X C130 on a round robin training route was on an unusual routing via sie ood EMI. Aircraft was nwbound approaching ood. An unusual sector boundary exists to the south and east of ood. Aircraft was not pointed out to the R19 controller, who owns that sliver of airspace. R19 controller had air carrier Y, a B752, inbound to ewr via the RBV1 descending to 11000 ft. Because of a failure to point out aircraft X to R19 the 2 aircraft did not have separation. Note that I was involved in a certification skill check at the time of the incident. Distractions included an unidented VFR in close proximity to another IFR aircraft on frequency. One possible solution would be to reexamine the sector boundaries in the vicinity of ood.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR FAILED TO MAKE A POINTOUT TO AN ADJACENT SECTOR RESULTING IN AN OPDEV AND LOSS OF SEPARATION BTWN 2 ACFT.
Narrative: ACFT X C130 ON A ROUND ROBIN TRAINING RTE WAS ON AN UNUSUAL ROUTING VIA SIE OOD EMI. ACFT WAS NWBOUND APCHING OOD. AN UNUSUAL SECTOR BOUNDARY EXISTS TO THE S AND E OF OOD. ACFT WAS NOT POINTED OUT TO THE R19 CTLR, WHO OWNS THAT SLIVER OF AIRSPACE. R19 CTLR HAD ACR Y, A B752, INBOUND TO EWR VIA THE RBV1 DSNDING TO 11000 FT. BECAUSE OF A FAILURE TO POINT OUT ACFT X TO R19 THE 2 ACFT DID NOT HAVE SEPARATION. NOTE THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN A CERTIFICATION SKILL CHK AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. DISTRACTIONS INCLUDED AN UNIDENTED VFR IN CLOSE PROX TO ANOTHER IFR ACFT ON FREQ. ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REEXAMINE THE SECTOR BOUNDARIES IN THE VICINITY OF OOD.
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.