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A TRACON controller reported receiving handoffs of two aircraft proceeding via a new published arrival procedure that were in conflict. The controller reports this is a recurring issue with the new procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1410628 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | A80.TRACON |
| State Reference | GA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was descending via from dalas center sector with an 80 knot overtake on aircraft Y . I had to instruct the aircraft X pilot to slow and stop the descent in order to keep the aircraft from descending on top of aircraft Y.this has become a common occurrence and a safety issue. I fear that if the descend via procedures are allowed to continue there will be a midair collision. A controller can only prevent so much while working with a poorly designed procedure. Stop these procedures before it is too late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TRACON Controller reported receiving handoffs of two aircraft proceeding via a new published arrival procedure that were in conflict. The Controller reports this is a recurring issue with the new procedures.
Narrative: Aircraft X was descending via from DALAS Center sector with an 80 knot overtake on Aircraft Y . I had to instruct the Aircraft X pilot to slow and stop the descent in order to keep the aircraft from descending on top of Aircraft Y.This has become a common occurrence and a safety issue. I fear that if the descend via procedures are allowed to continue there will be a midair collision. A controller can only prevent so much while working with a poorly designed procedure. Stop these procedures before it is too late.
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.