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ZNY ARTCC radar controller failed to monitor closure rate between a climbing C550 and a B767 at cruise altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fjc.vortac |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm Rain Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tower : aus.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 2 controller military : 4 controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 619432 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar / mode c other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 20400 vertical : 1200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
The faster B767 caught up to the slower C550, resulting in a loss of separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY ARTCC RADAR CTLR FAILED TO MONITOR CLOSURE RATE BTWN A CLBING C550 AND A B767 AT CRUISE ALT.
Narrative: THE FASTER B767 CAUGHT UP TO THE SLOWER C550, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION.
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.