Phx controller released departure, erred in aircraft type, and experienced operational error.

Attributes
ACN	626400
Time
Date	200407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pxr.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 19 controller military : 4 controller radar : 3 controller time certified in position1 : 17
ASRS Report	626400
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I released a turbojet, which I believed to be a turboprop. A turboprop would be on a diverging heading, a turbojet does not which resulted in the loss of prescribed separation from the other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PHX CTLR RELEASED DEP, ERRED IN ACFT TYPE, AND EXPERIENCED OPERROR.

Narrative: I RELEASED A TURBOJET, WHICH I BELIEVED TO BE A TURBOPROP. A TURBOPROP WOULD BE ON A DIVERGING HDG, A TURBOJET DOES NOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF PRESCRIBED SEPARATION FROM THE OTHER ACFT.

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.