F11 TRACON controller reported receiving numerous arrivals simultaneously which were deviating for w...

Attributes
ACN	1444879
Time
Date	201705
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	F11.TRACON
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Developmental
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

During this session I had approximately 9 aircraft entering my airspace at the same time. There was moderate to extreme weather on the west downwind; with light to moderate weather on the east downwind. I do not recall the exact cause of the loss of separation but upon entering my airspace several aircraft requested vectors to deviate around the weather. I did not have enough spacing between the aircraft coming from the adjacent sectors to accommodate this operation safely. This lead to me using extreme vectors to ensure separation; while attempting to get the aircraft on the final approach course.I believe that having the final position split during this operation would have helped greatly; so that simultaneous approach procedures could have been used and the workload could have been divided. Additionally; increased spacing between the arriving aircraft prior to entering the final airspace could have been used to accommodate for the deviations around the extreme weather conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F11 TRACON Controller reported receiving numerous arrivals simultaneously which were deviating for weather. Two aircraft passed with less than required separation.

Narrative: During this session I had approximately 9 aircraft entering my airspace at the same time. There was moderate to extreme weather on the west downwind; with light to moderate weather on the east downwind. I do not recall the exact cause of the loss of separation but upon entering my airspace several aircraft requested vectors to deviate around the weather. I did not have enough spacing between the aircraft coming from the adjacent sectors to accommodate this operation safely. This lead to me using extreme vectors to ensure separation; while attempting to get the aircraft on the final approach course.I believe that having the final position split during this operation would have helped greatly; so that Simultaneous Approach procedures could have been used and the workload could have been divided. Additionally; increased spacing between the arriving aircraft prior to entering the final airspace could have been used to accommodate for the deviations around the extreme weather conditions.

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.

F11 TRACON controller reported receiving numerous arrivals simultaneously which were deviating for weather. Two aircraft passed with less than required separation.