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Attributes | |
ACN | 601174 |
Time | |
Date | 200311 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : pbi.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi.tracon |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : departure |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 22 controller supervisory : 8 |
ASRS Report | 601174 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : supervisor |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 10000 vertical : 500 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
MD80 was on 030 degree vector to join A699 on course climbing out of 5000 ft. The CL64 was on 075 degree tower assigned heading, climbing to 4000 ft. The pbi 4 SID and SOP required turbojet aircraft on 095 degree heading climbing to 4000 ft. The MD80 was turned over wende intersection to heading 030 degrees as stipulated by SOP and climbed to 10000 ft. I went to sua tower to release a departure and then came back to identify the CL64 and issue control instructions when I observed him on a track that intercepted the MD80's flight path. I asked the operations supervisor if he saw the CL64's track and he checked with the tower. The tower had turned the CL64 to get diverging headings with the previous MD80 departing. No coordination was completed for the 075 degree heading, so I assumed the CL64 was on 095 degrees (PB14/SOP) while I completed the coordination with sua tower. When I observed the MD80 and CL64, I saw they were separated by 1000 ft. Only after management pulled the data did they establish a loss of separation when the MD80 was turned. I followed SOP and did not observe the CL64 on 075 degree heading, nor was I informed he would be deviating from the SID. The CL64 had the MD80 in sight and I didn't climb the CL64 until I established appropriate separation, unknown I had already lost it. As of this writing, I'm still waiting for management's decision (10 days) and it appears the provisions of the SID/SOP are being overlooked in preference to my turning the MD80. I never observed or idented the CL64 until I initiated the turn away from the MD80.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PBI LCL CTLR CHANGES DEP HDG OF A CL44 WITHOUT COORD RESULTING IN A CONFLICT WITH A PRECEDING MD80 IN PBI DEP CTLR'S AIRSPACE.
Narrative: MD80 WAS ON 030 DEG VECTOR TO JOIN A699 ON COURSE CLBING OUT OF 5000 FT. THE CL64 WAS ON 075 DEG TWR ASSIGNED HDG, CLBING TO 4000 FT. THE PBI 4 SID AND SOP REQUIRED TURBOJET ACFT ON 095 DEG HDG CLBING TO 4000 FT. THE MD80 WAS TURNED OVER WENDE INTXN TO HDG 030 DEGS AS STIPULATED BY SOP AND CLBED TO 10000 FT. I WENT TO SUA TWR TO RELEASE A DEP AND THEN CAME BACK TO IDENT THE CL64 AND ISSUE CTL INSTRUCTIONS WHEN I OBSERVED HIM ON A TRACK THAT INTERCEPTED THE MD80'S FLT PATH. I ASKED THE OPS SUPVR IF HE SAW THE CL64'S TRACK AND HE CHKED WITH THE TWR. THE TWR HAD TURNED THE CL64 TO GET DIVERGING HDGS WITH THE PREVIOUS MD80 DEPARTING. NO COORD WAS COMPLETED FOR THE 075 DEG HDG, SO I ASSUMED THE CL64 WAS ON 095 DEGS (PB14/SOP) WHILE I COMPLETED THE COORD WITH SUA TWR. WHEN I OBSERVED THE MD80 AND CL64, I SAW THEY WERE SEPARATED BY 1000 FT. ONLY AFTER MGMNT PULLED THE DATA DID THEY ESTABLISH A LOSS OF SEPARATION WHEN THE MD80 WAS TURNED. I FOLLOWED SOP AND DID NOT OBSERVE THE CL64 ON 075 DEG HDG, NOR WAS I INFORMED HE WOULD BE DEVIATING FROM THE SID. THE CL64 HAD THE MD80 IN SIGHT AND I DIDN'T CLB THE CL64 UNTIL I ESTABLISHED APPROPRIATE SEPARATION, UNKNOWN I HAD ALREADY LOST IT. AS OF THIS WRITING, I'M STILL WAITING FOR MGMNT'S DECISION (10 DAYS) AND IT APPEARS THE PROVISIONS OF THE SID/SOP ARE BEING OVERLOOKED IN PREFERENCE TO MY TURNING THE MD80. I NEVER OBSERVED OR IDENTED THE CL64 UNTIL I INITIATED THE TURN AWAY FROM THE MD80.
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.