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A TRACON controller reported that aircraft were supposed to depart in one direction; but ended up departing in the opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1466234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | Y90.TRACON |
| State Reference | CT |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Military |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach Departure |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Baf tower requested release for aircraft X off runway 20; my trainee issued a heading 240 degrees and released off runway 20. The pilots called airborne and were issued a climb to 10;000 feet prior to radar identification by the trainee. I observed the primary targets off the wrong direction; apparently departing opposite direction operation (odo) runway 2. I overrode my trainee and issued a traffic alert to aircraft X reference aircraft Y who was VFR east of the field on vectors to cef. Aircraft X reported the traffic in sight and that he was clear of them. I verified the number in flight as I was not near the flight progress strip and seeing the second aircraft in flight I issued a traffic alert to [the other aircraft in the flight] as well. The aircraft X flight continued on without issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TRACON Controller reported that aircraft were supposed to depart in one direction; but ended up departing in the opposite direction.
Narrative: BAF Tower requested release for Aircraft X off Runway 20; my trainee issued a heading 240 degrees and released off runway 20. The pilots called airborne and were issued a climb to 10;000 feet prior to radar identification by the trainee. I observed the primary targets off the wrong direction; apparently departing Opposite Direction Operation (ODO) Runway 2. I overrode my trainee and issued a traffic alert to Aircraft X reference Aircraft Y who was VFR East of the field on vectors to CEF. Aircraft X reported the traffic in sight and that he was clear of them. I verified the number in flight as I was not near the flight progress strip and seeing the second aircraft in flight I issued a traffic alert to [the other aircraft in the flight] as well. The Aircraft X flight continued on without issue.
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.