Narrative:

Aircraft X (C414) at 4000 ft inbound to pgv from iso. Aircraft Y (BE20) descending to 5000 ft inbound to pgv from the south. The WX was IMC, but I did not have the WX or an altimeter available to me at the sector. It had been OTS off and on for weeks. I had to ask the arriving pilots if they had the WX information before clearing them for approach. I cleared aircraft X for the ILS 20 approach to pgv and asked him to report out of 4000 ft. Aircraft Y was cleared to aqe NDB to hold. I was working the radar and radar associate position combined. Aircraft X was a manual handoff from gsb approach, so after canceling an old flight plan and activating the new and posting the strip, I noticed aircraft X heading northwest away from the airport when he reported leaving 4000 ft. I asked aircraft X to say heading. He said 'localizer outbound.' I advised aircraft X that the localizer/NDB was 6 NM east of his location. I told aircraft X to climb to 4000 ft. Aircraft X was heading northwest. Aircraft Y was then east of aircraft X at 5000 ft passing approximately 6 NM. I then cleared aircraft Y to 3000 ft to reverse the sequence and prevent aircraft Y having to hold IMC. Aircraft X said he would come around and see what went wrong. A min later, I noticed aircraft X I a right turn eastbound toward aircraft Y. I assigned aircraft X a 360 degree heading and called traffic to aircraft Y (he was IMC). I expected aircraft X to continue his northwest heading while climbing to 4000 ft. He did not.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTLR LOST SEPARATION BTWN 2 SMA ACFT MANEUVERING FOR AN IFR APCH TO PGV.

Narrative: ACFT X (C414) AT 4000 FT INBOUND TO PGV FROM ISO. ACFT Y (BE20) DSNDING TO 5000 FT INBOUND TO PGV FROM THE S. THE WX WAS IMC, BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE WX OR AN ALTIMETER AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE SECTOR. IT HAD BEEN OTS OFF AND ON FOR WKS. I HAD TO ASK THE ARRIVING PLTS IF THEY HAD THE WX INFO BEFORE CLRING THEM FOR APCH. I CLRED ACFT X FOR THE ILS 20 APCH TO PGV AND ASKED HIM TO RPT OUT OF 4000 FT. ACFT Y WAS CLRED TO AQE NDB TO HOLD. I WAS WORKING THE RADAR AND RADAR ASSOCIATE POS COMBINED. ACFT X WAS A MANUAL HDOF FROM GSB APCH, SO AFTER CANCELING AN OLD FLT PLAN AND ACTIVATING THE NEW AND POSTING THE STRIP, I NOTICED ACFT X HDG NW AWAY FROM THE ARPT WHEN HE RPTED LEAVING 4000 FT. I ASKED ACFT X TO SAY HDG. HE SAID 'LOC OUTBOUND.' I ADVISED ACFT X THAT THE LOC/NDB WAS 6 NM E OF HIS LOCATION. I TOLD ACFT X TO CLB TO 4000 FT. ACFT X WAS HDG NW. ACFT Y WAS THEN E OF ACFT X AT 5000 FT PASSING APPROX 6 NM. I THEN CLRED ACFT Y TO 3000 FT TO REVERSE THE SEQUENCE AND PREVENT ACFT Y HAVING TO HOLD IMC. ACFT X SAID HE WOULD COME AROUND AND SEE WHAT WENT WRONG. A MIN LATER, I NOTICED ACFT X I A R TURN EBOUND TOWARD ACFT Y. I ASSIGNED ACFT X A 360 DEG HDG AND CALLED TFC TO ACFT Y (HE WAS IMC). I EXPECTED ACFT X TO CONTINUE HIS NW HDG WHILE CLBING TO 4000 FT. HE DID NOT.

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.