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TRACON controller took pointout on an aircraft flying through his airspace. Controller then allowed a departing aircraft to climb to the same altitude of the overflt without providing standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155767 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu tower : oak |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 155767 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 7680 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Small transport X westbound at 8000'. Small transport Y departed rdu southbound and was climbed to 8000'. Aircraft were on different frequencys. Contributing factors: 1) aircraft on different frequencys. 2) should have taken 'radar contact' instead of a 'pointout.' 3) should have 'quick looked' pointout aircraft. 4) frequency congestion with 'VFR popup' aircraft. Situation was discovered by scanning scope. Situation could have been avoided by using vertical sep.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON CTLR TOOK POINTOUT ON AN ACFT FLYING THROUGH HIS AIRSPACE. CTLR THEN ALLOWED A DEPARTING ACFT TO CLIMB TO THE SAME ALT OF THE OVERFLT WITHOUT PROVIDING STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: SMT X WBND AT 8000'. SMT Y DEPARTED RDU SBND AND WAS CLBED TO 8000'. ACFT WERE ON DIFFERENT FREQS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) ACFT ON DIFFERENT FREQS. 2) SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 'RADAR CONTACT' INSTEAD OF A 'POINTOUT.' 3) SHOULD HAVE 'QUICK LOOKED' POINTOUT ACFT. 4) FREQ CONGESTION WITH 'VFR POPUP' ACFT. SITUATION WAS DISCOVERED BY SCANNING SCOPE. SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY USING VERT SEP.
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.