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N90 controller experienced operational error and expressed frustration regarding the management's failure to correct causal factors such as staffing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 735863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Citation X |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 735863 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 11040 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I am filling out this report to document the FAA's lack of honesty in reporting causal factors that occur in operrors. The fact that they do not deal with the causal factors allows them to not deal with the deficiencies that led to the loss of situational awareness. Enclosed is the FAA report and my reply. It is self-explanatory. I am sending this report because these causal factors are becoming increasing more of a problem. Staffing in particular! Determined by area mgrs with no radar experience in the new york TRACON! Thank you for your time and attention and for giving employees an avenue to speak the truth.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: N90 CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AND EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION REGARDING THE MGMNT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT CAUSAL FACTORS SUCH AS STAFFING.
Narrative: I AM FILLING OUT THIS RPT TO DOCUMENT THE FAA'S LACK OF HONESTY IN RPTING CAUSAL FACTORS THAT OCCUR IN OPERRORS. THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT DEAL WITH THE CAUSAL FACTORS ALLOWS THEM TO NOT DEAL WITH THE DEFICIENCIES THAT LED TO THE LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. ENCLOSED IS THE FAA RPT AND MY REPLY. IT IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. I AM SENDING THIS RPT BECAUSE THESE CAUSAL FACTORS ARE BECOMING INCREASING MORE OF A PROB. STAFFING IN PARTICULAR! DETERMINED BY AREA MGRS WITH NO RADAR EXPERIENCE IN THE NEW YORK TRACON! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTN AND FOR GIVING EMPLOYEES AN AVENUE TO SPEAK THE TRUTH.
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.