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ZBW controller describes loss of separation when military flight misidented tanker, descends and conflicts with other traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uca.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hornet (F-18) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Thunderbolt II (Warthog A-10) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 625016 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 8400 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight of 4 F18's were on a vector for the KC135 tanker. The F18's mistook a radar target of 2 A10's as the tanker and turned and descended at the A10's which were 4000 ft below the tanker's altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZBW CTLR DESCRIBES LOSS OF SEPARATION WHEN MIL FLT MISIDENTED TANKER, DSNDS AND CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC.
Narrative: FLT OF 4 F18'S WERE ON A VECTOR FOR THE KC135 TANKER. THE F18'S MISTOOK A RADAR TARGET OF 2 A10'S AS THE TANKER AND TURNED AND DSNDED AT THE A10'S WHICH WERE 4000 FT BELOW THE TANKER'S ALT.
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.