Less than standard separation between corp jet and air carrier. Operational error.

Attributes
ACN	132956
Time
Date	199001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3600 msl bound upper : 3600
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other landing : missed approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	132956
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Tower sent corp X around and coordinated 330 heading 3000' off runway 18R. Aircraft Y was turned heading 160 and cleared for the ILS approach. Aircraft X, 4 northwest, told to turn right heading 160 (meant to turn heading 360 on downwind) (strong winds aloft out of the west and background noise a little higher than normal) noticed aircraft X turning toward aircraft Y turned aircraft X left immediately heading 350 turn aircraft Y heading 090 and cancelled approach clearance. Both aircraft were at 3600' (climbed aircraft X to 3600 after go around).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN CORP JET AND ACR. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: TWR SENT CORP X AROUND AND COORDINATED 330 HDG 3000' OFF RWY 18R. ACFT Y WAS TURNED HDG 160 AND CLRED FOR THE ILS APCH. ACFT X, 4 NW, TOLD TO TURN RIGHT HDG 160 (MEANT TO TURN HDG 360 ON DOWNWIND) (STRONG WINDS ALOFT OUT OF THE WEST AND BACKGROUND NOISE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL) NOTICED ACFT X TURNING TOWARD ACFT Y TURNED ACFT X LEFT IMMEDIATELY HDG 350 TURN ACFT Y HDG 090 AND CANCELLED APCH CLRNC. BOTH ACFT WERE AT 3600' (CLIMBED ACFT X TO 3600 AFTER GO AROUND).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.