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Potomac TRACON instructor reported a loss of separation while training due in part to fatigue and distractions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1612255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RIC.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 11 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Two arrivals into ric got very close to each other during the first couple minutes of training. There were very tough winds today. The first aircraft turned into the wind and immediately slowed down 100 knots. The second aircraft was turned on final behind him and separation was lost.the trainee recognized it and turned the second aircraft out. However; when turning the aircraft back to final the aircraft took an extremely long turn and broke separation with aircraft Z who was also inbound to ric.I am extremely stressed and tired today. I barely slept last night due to the government shutdown. But I am required to come to work because no leave is available. I tried to plug in to get my trainee some time on position training; but I should have refused to train him due to lack of sleep/stress.shut down all of the NAS or fund the government. I am not the only stressed and tired controller. Loss of sleep is impacting my reaction time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Potomac TRACON Instructor reported a loss of separation while training due in part to fatigue and distractions.
Narrative: Two arrivals into RIC got very close to each other during the first couple minutes of training. There were very tough winds today. The first aircraft turned into the wind and immediately slowed down 100 knots. The second aircraft was turned on final behind him and separation was lost.The trainee recognized it and turned the second aircraft out. However; when turning the aircraft back to final the aircraft took an extremely long turn and broke separation with Aircraft Z who was also inbound to RIC.I am extremely stressed and tired today. I barely slept last night due to the government shutdown. But I am required to come to work because no leave is available. I tried to plug in to get my trainee some time on position training; but I should have refused to train him due to lack of sleep/stress.Shut down all of the NAS or fund the government. I am not the only stressed and tired controller. Loss of sleep is impacting my reaction time.
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.