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Air carrier being turned onto final approach came in close proximity to another aircraft resulting in less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 137423 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : buf tracon : roc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 137423 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Air carrier X and air carrier Y were being vectored to final approach into buf. Because of unnecessary coordination to effect a hand-off of an aircraft to roc approach, loss of sep occurred between air carrier X and air carrier Y. Buf approach has the unnecessary burden of working aircraft descending from the en route structure from the west into roc airport. Because of poor staffing levels and low morale at roc; there are often excessive coordination antics put on buf to disrupt the flow. I was working a heavy session of arrs into buf when this unneeded coordination distracted me and caused me to miss a turn on with air carrier X. Subsequently sep was lost between air carrier Y and air carrier X. Solution. 1. Stop procedure of buf working roc arrs. 2. Ascertain what roc immediate problems are that are creating a very antagonistic facility. 3. Let cle center work aircraft from en route structure and hand off directly to roc approach. These problems have been brought to the attention of supervision at buf but it has taken an operational error to get management to heed the call.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR BEING TURNED ONTO FINAL APCH CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO ANOTHER ACFT RESULTING IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: ACR X AND ACR Y WERE BEING VECTORED TO FINAL APCH INTO BUF. BECAUSE OF UNNECESSARY COORD TO EFFECT A HAND-OFF OF AN ACFT TO ROC APCH, LOSS OF SEP OCCURRED BTWN ACR X AND ACR Y. BUF APCH HAS THE UNNECESSARY BURDEN OF WORKING ACFT DSNDING FROM THE ENRTE STRUCTURE FROM THE W INTO ROC ARPT. BECAUSE OF POOR STAFFING LEVELS AND LOW MORALE AT ROC; THERE ARE OFTEN EXCESSIVE COORD ANTICS PUT ON BUF TO DISRUPT THE FLOW. I WAS WORKING A HEAVY SESSION OF ARRS INTO BUF WHEN THIS UNNEEDED COORD DISTRACTED ME AND CAUSED ME TO MISS A TURN ON WITH ACR X. SUBSEQUENTLY SEP WAS LOST BTWN ACR Y AND ACR X. SOLUTION. 1. STOP PROC OF BUF WORKING ROC ARRS. 2. ASCERTAIN WHAT ROC IMMEDIATE PROBS ARE THAT ARE CREATING A VERY ANTAGONISTIC FAC. 3. LET CLE CENTER WORK ACFT FROM ENRTE STRUCTURE AND HAND OFF DIRECTLY TO ROC APCH. THESE PROBS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF SUPERVISION AT BUF BUT IT HAS TAKEN AN OPERATIONAL ERROR TO GET MGMNT TO HEED THE CALL.
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.