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Enroute controller; distracted by other than normal duties; issued an altitude below MVA requirement; correcting same quickly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1097970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beech F90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was working 2 sectors combined with 3 different frequencies. We just started using a temporary tower nearby due to the fire fighting aircraft which makes operations a little bit more difficult due to the coordination required. It felt busy due to all the aircraft stepping on each other. A king air F90 was descending and I assigned him 160. He requested lower and I assigned him 140 in a 150 mia. It never flashed with terrain but once I realized the mistake I made I asked him if he had good visual with the terrain which he replied yes to. Then I told him to stop his descent and that I would have lower for him in one minute.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Enroute Controller; distracted by other than normal duties; issued an altitude below MVA requirement; correcting same quickly.
Narrative: I was working 2 sectors combined with 3 different frequencies. We just started using a temporary Tower nearby due to the fire fighting aircraft which makes operations a little bit more difficult due to the coordination required. It felt busy due to all the aircraft stepping on each other. A King Air F90 was descending and I assigned him 160. He requested lower and I assigned him 140 in a 150 MIA. It never flashed with terrain but once I realized the mistake I made I asked him if he had good visual with the terrain which he replied yes to. Then I told him to stop his descent and that I would have lower for him in one minute.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.