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TRACON radar controller failed to provide standard IFR separation between an enroute aircraft and departing aircraft off jfk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144441 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fjk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 144441 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
On a vector I noted a widebody transport heavy aircraft in a climbing left turn off of jfk. This climbing turn looked like it would take it in front of me through my altitude. I did not receive any traffic advisory concerning this aircraft. ATC with an agitated voice gave an aircraft an immediate left turn to 150 degrees (probably the one in front of me). The instruction to turn immediately was given twice more in an excited voice. The other aircraft was about 1 mi, possibly more in front, passing left to right. Moments later we were jolted by its wake turbulence was we crossed it perpendicular to the other aircraft's flight path. Controller workload or possible inexperience may have caused ATC to turn this aircraft too early upon its departure from jfk. This seems to be a human performance type problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON RADAR CTLR FAILED TO PROVIDE STANDARD IFR SEPARATION BETWEEN AN ENROUTE ACFT AND DEPARTING ACFT OFF JFK.
Narrative: ON A VECTOR I NOTED A WDB HVY ACFT IN A CLBING LEFT TURN OFF OF JFK. THIS CLBING TURN LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD TAKE IT IN FRONT OF ME THROUGH MY ALT. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY TFC ADVISORY CONCERNING THIS ACFT. ATC WITH AN AGITATED VOICE GAVE AN ACFT AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN TO 150 DEGS (PROBABLY THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME). THE INSTRUCTION TO TURN IMMEDIATELY WAS GIVEN TWICE MORE IN AN EXCITED VOICE. THE OTHER ACFT WAS ABOUT 1 MI, POSSIBLY MORE IN FRONT, PASSING LEFT TO RIGHT. MOMENTS LATER WE WERE JOLTED BY ITS WAKE TURB WAS WE CROSSED IT PERPENDICULAR TO THE OTHER ACFT'S FLT PATH. CTLR WORKLOAD OR POSSIBLE INEXPERIENCE MAY HAVE CAUSED ATC TO TURN THIS ACFT TOO EARLY UPON ITS DEP FROM JFK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUMAN PERFORMANCE TYPE PROB.
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.