Visual separation applied. Traffic not issued to other aircraft involved.

Attributes
ACN	106639
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	106639
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was busy on approach control and descended medium large transport X in front of an medium large transport Y departure climbing to 5000'. Medium large transport Y reported medium large transport X in sight, but I did not point out traffic to medium large transport X. Standard separation was not lost. The pilot of medium large transport X questioned me and later called the area manager. He seemed satisfied with the explanation. Had I issued traffic to medium large transport X there would have been no doubt in his mind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VISUAL SEPARATION APPLIED. TRAFFIC NOT ISSUED TO OTHER ACFT INVOLVED.

Narrative: I WAS BUSY ON APCH CTL AND DSNDED MLG X IN FRONT OF AN MLG Y DEP CLBING TO 5000'. MLG Y RPTED MLG X IN SIGHT, BUT I DID NOT POINT OUT TFC TO MLG X. STANDARD SEPARATION WAS NOT LOST. THE PLT OF MLG X QUESTIONED ME AND LATER CALLED THE AREA MGR. HE SEEMED SATISFIED WITH THE EXPLANATION. HAD I ISSUED TFC TO MLG X THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DOUBT IN HIS MIND.

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.