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Overtake situation occurred at pit when departure controller did not turn a faster E145 soon enough to prevent a conflict with a slower BE1900.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ewc.vortac |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 18 controller supervisory : 7 flight time total : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 556302 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 27000 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
B1900 climbing off pit to 17000 ft. B1900 expedited climb to 13000 ft to get above inbound aircraft to pit. E145 climbing to FL230 was overtaking B1900. E145 was turned 30 degrees left and B1900 was stopped at 16000 ft. Separation was approximately 4.5 mi and 400 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OVERTAKE SIT OCCURRED AT PIT WHEN DEP CTLR DID NOT TURN A FASTER E145 SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT A CONFLICT WITH A SLOWER BE1900.
Narrative: B1900 CLBING OFF PIT TO 17000 FT. B1900 EXPEDITED CLB TO 13000 FT TO GET ABOVE INBOUND ACFT TO PIT. E145 CLBING TO FL230 WAS OVERTAKING B1900. E145 WAS TURNED 30 DEGS L AND B1900 WAS STOPPED AT 16000 FT. SEPARATION WAS APPROX 4.5 MI AND 400 FT.
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.