Narrative:

Jul/xa/06; I was working sector 51 without a handoff person with numerous deviations and extreme WX covering 50% of the sector. Every aircraft on my frequency was deviating. The supervisor requested that I accept an abe arrival deviating north of lhy and south back to abe. I advised the supervisor that numerous aircraft were in that vicinity deviating and I would not be able to accommodate any additional aircraft safely in the sector. The supervisor instructed me to take the aircraft anyway. I followed his instruction and accepted the aircraft. Upon receiving the handoff; I realized that the aircraft was landing lga; not abe; and I did not have any alternate routing for him. As a limited radar controller; I requested a handoff person from the supervisor who was standing directly behind me; but I did not receive one until it was too late. I received a call from sector 74 regarding air carrier X requesting to deviate north to a point south of lhy and back to unv. My control instructions to sector 74 were to clear air carrier X to lhy at 170. I received the handoff at 160 instead of 170 deviating north and east of lhy. Air carrier X checked in advising he was deviating right of course. I acknowledged the transmission with 'roger.' when I noticed air carrier X in a left 90 degree turn without a clearance or notification; I issued headings to air carrier Y and air carrier X to maintain separation. I issued a traffic alert to air carrier Y. As a limited controller; I do not feel that I should have been put in a position to work a busy sector with swap and numerous deviations without a handoff person and with a supervisor standing behind me; ordering me to take more traffic than I could safely handle.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SEPARATION AT 16000 FT DURING VERY BUSY TFC AND WX DEVS.

Narrative: JUL/XA/06; I WAS WORKING SECTOR 51 WITHOUT A HDOF PERSON WITH NUMEROUS DEVS AND EXTREME WX COVERING 50% OF THE SECTOR. EVERY ACFT ON MY FREQ WAS DEVIATING. THE SUPVR REQUESTED THAT I ACCEPT AN ABE ARR DEVIATING N OF LHY AND S BACK TO ABE. I ADVISED THE SUPVR THAT NUMEROUS ACFT WERE IN THAT VICINITY DEVIATING AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANY ADDITIONAL ACFT SAFELY IN THE SECTOR. THE SUPVR INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE THE ACFT ANYWAY. I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTED THE ACFT. UPON RECEIVING THE HDOF; I REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS LNDG LGA; NOT ABE; AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY ALTERNATE ROUTING FOR HIM. AS A LIMITED RADAR CTLR; I REQUESTED A HDOF PERSON FROM THE SUPVR WHO WAS STANDING DIRECTLY BEHIND ME; BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE ONE UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM SECTOR 74 REGARDING ACR X REQUESTING TO DEVIATE N TO A POINT S OF LHY AND BACK TO UNV. MY CTL INSTRUCTIONS TO SECTOR 74 WERE TO CLR ACR X TO LHY AT 170. I RECEIVED THE HDOF AT 160 INSTEAD OF 170 DEVIATING N AND E OF LHY. ACR X CHKED IN ADVISING HE WAS DEVIATING R OF COURSE. I ACKNOWLEDGED THE XMISSION WITH 'ROGER.' WHEN I NOTICED ACR X IN A L 90 DEG TURN WITHOUT A CLRNC OR NOTIFICATION; I ISSUED HEADINGS TO ACR Y AND ACR X TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION. I ISSUED A TFC ALERT TO ACR Y. AS A LIMITED CTLR; I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN A POS TO WORK A BUSY SECTOR WITH SWAP AND NUMEROUS DEVS WITHOUT A HDOF PERSON AND WITH A SUPVR STANDING BEHIND ME; ORDERING ME TO TAKE MORE TFC THAN I COULD SAFELY HANDLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.