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ARTCC controller climbed medium large transport to an occupied altitude and handed aircraft to adjacent sector. Controller made handoff to wrong sector on large transport and separation was lost between the medium large transport and large transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 97823 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198811 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 97823 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 18000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I had accepted handoffs on medium large transport X from ny approach and large transport Y from ny center. I climbed medium large transport X to FL210 direct to cam. During this time I descended large transport Y to FL210 and handed large transport Y off to sector 34 (providence). In my mind large transport Y was en route to boston. I allowed myself to be distracted by someone talking to me about other ATC information and by the time I realized large transport Y had turned north on V91 to alb it was too late to prevent the conflict. Medium large transport X was handed off to sector 19 and transferred prior to my realizing a conflict was about to take place. When I realized a conflict was taking place I turned large transport Y 30 degrees right then issued an immediate right turn to 100 degrees. After flts were separated I continued large transport Y on a right turn to a 290 heading and descended to one five thousand. During this time sector 34 called and questioned destination of large transport Y. They handed large transport Y back off to me and I handed flight off to sector six.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR CLIMBED MLG TO AN OCCUPIED ALT AND HANDED ACFT TO ADJACENT SECTOR. CTLR MADE HANDOFF TO WRONG SECTOR ON LGT AND SEPARATION WAS LOST BETWEEN THE MLG AND LGT.
Narrative: I HAD ACCEPTED HANDOFFS ON MLG X FROM NY APCH AND LGT Y FROM NY CENTER. I CLIMBED MLG X TO FL210 DIRECT TO CAM. DURING THIS TIME I DSNDED LGT Y TO FL210 AND HANDED LGT Y OFF TO SECTOR 34 (PROVIDENCE). IN MY MIND LGT Y WAS ENRTE TO BOSTON. I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE DISTRACTED BY SOMEONE TALKING TO ME ABOUT OTHER ATC INFO AND BY THE TIME I REALIZED LGT Y HAD TURNED N ON V91 TO ALB IT WAS TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE CONFLICT. MLG X WAS HANDED OFF TO SECTOR 19 AND TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO MY REALIZING A CONFLICT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. WHEN I REALIZED A CONFLICT WAS TAKING PLACE I TURNED LGT Y 30 DEGS R THEN ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO 100 DEGS. AFTER FLTS WERE SEPARATED I CONTINUED LGT Y ON A R TURN TO A 290 HDG AND DSNDED TO ONE FIVE THOUSAND. DURING THIS TIME SECTOR 34 CALLED AND QUESTIONED DEST OF LGT Y. THEY HANDED LGT Y BACK OFF TO ME AND I HANDED FLT OFF TO SECTOR SIX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.