Handoff controller at ZNY combined his position to the radar controller and fails to brief on a pointout accepted on traffic at FL310 causing an operational error.

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Attributes
ACN	607092
Time
Date	200402
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ulw.vor
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17
ASRS Report	607092
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 18000 vertical : 1600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I accepted a pointout on an aircraft at FL310 wbound. There was no conflicting traffic at that time. I was working handoff position H34. I combined the position with the radar controller a short time later. The radar person descended an aircraft into the pointout aircraft a short time later. Lack of communication was a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDOF CTLR AT ZNY COMBINED HIS POS TO THE RADAR CTLR AND FAILS TO BRIEF ON A POINTOUT ACCEPTED ON TFC AT FL310 CAUSING AN OPERROR.

Narrative: I ACCEPTED A POINTOUT ON AN ACFT AT FL310 WBOUND. THERE WAS NO CONFLICTING TFC AT THAT TIME. I WAS WORKING HDOF POS H34. I COMBINED THE POS WITH THE RADAR CTLR A SHORT TIME LATER. THE RADAR PERSON DSNDED AN ACFT INTO THE POINTOUT ACFT A SHORT TIME LATER. LACK OF COM WAS A FACTOR.

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.