Controller approved a point out of VFR traffic at 4;500 feet. The VFR aircraft was on a converging c...

Attributes
ACN	1291082
Time
Date	201508
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	N90.TRACON
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	VFR Route
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 18
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance
Miss Distance	Horizontal 3000 Vertical 0

Narrative:

I was working final approach into airport ZZZ landing ILS xx departing runway yy. Airport ZZZ1 was departing runway zz. Aircraft X was set up for right traffic to ILS runway xx at 3;000. Aircraft Y VFR was pointed out at 4;500 feet. Normally VFR aircraft are sent under the class bravo airspace on this runway configuration at 2;500 feet. There was a controller change on the position working aircraft Y; the new controller told aircraft Y to descend out of the bravo and proceed on course. Aircraft Y went on course and started a descent. His on course heading cut off the downwind aircraft X was on; and the planes met at 3;000 and about 0.5 miles in the class bravo airspace. I called traffic and aircraft X never reported aircraft Y in sight. I was unaware at the time of what aircraft Y was doing; I only saw him descending into my traffic.I suggest the VFR aircraft be kept outside of the class bravo and also airport ZZZ1 class D be changed to a class C and extended out to remove these VFR cut through flights away from airport ZZZ and airport ZZZ1 IFR traffic patterns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Controller approved a point out of VFR traffic at 4;500 feet. The VFR aircraft was on a converging course with an aircraft at 3;000 feet being vectored for an ILS approach. The Controller working the VFR aircraft instructed it to descend and proceed on course. The descent put the VFR aircraft in to confliction with the 3;000 foot traffic.

Narrative: I was working Final approach into Airport ZZZ landing ILS XX departing Runway YY. Airport ZZZ1 was departing Runway ZZ. Aircraft X was set up for right traffic to ILS Runway XX at 3;000. Aircraft Y VFR was pointed out at 4;500 feet. Normally VFR aircraft are sent under the Class Bravo airspace on this runway configuration at 2;500 feet. There was a controller change on the position working Aircraft Y; the new controller told Aircraft Y to descend out of the Bravo and proceed on course. Aircraft Y went on course and started a descent. His on course heading cut off the downwind Aircraft X was on; and the planes met at 3;000 and about 0.5 miles in the Class Bravo airspace. I called traffic and Aircraft X never reported Aircraft Y in sight. I was unaware at the time of what Aircraft Y was doing; I only saw him descending into my traffic.I suggest the VFR aircraft be kept outside of the Class BRAVO and also Airport ZZZ1 Class D be changed to a Class C and extended out to remove these VFR cut through flights away from Airport ZZZ and Airport ZZZ1 IFR traffic patterns.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.