Pit TRACON controller reported of releasing an aircraft off of an airport. The airport was not the o...

Attributes
ACN	1386315
Time
Date	201609
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	AFJ.Airport
State Reference	PA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach Departure
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 21
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Narrative:

Aircraft X; practicing approaches at afj; was cleared for RNAV 27 approach and over to advisory frequency. Aircraft Y; called for departure and I released him; thinking he was departing another pit satellite airport. Aircraft Y; called off the airport; I did not see him and told him to check transponder on; after a few moments; I asked again; and told him I saw nothing off of btp airport; he then advised he was off afj; I then noticed the situation.in this situation; the error was strictly on controller attention to detail; I misread the strip; and that is simply it. I should not have missed that but I had. Read the strip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIT TRACON Controller reported of releasing an aircraft off of an airport. The airport was not the one the aircraft was departing. Once airborne the Controller realized his error; realized a loss of separation was occurring; and worked to separate traffic.

Narrative: Aircraft X; practicing approaches at AFJ; was cleared for RNAV 27 approach and over to advisory frequency. Aircraft Y; called for departure and I released him; thinking he was departing another PIT satellite airport. Aircraft Y; called off the airport; I did not see him and told him to check transponder on; after a few moments; I asked again; and told him I saw nothing off of BTP airport; he then advised he was off AFJ; I then noticed the situation.In this situation; the error was strictly on controller attention to detail; I misread the strip; and that is simply it. I should not have missed that but I had. Read the strip.

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Pit TRACON controller reported of releasing an aircraft off of an airport. The airport was not the one the aircraft was departing. Once airborne the controller realized his error; realized a loss of separation was occurring; and worked to separate traffic.