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ZMP center controller reported the adjacent center handed two aircraft off to them on conflicting courses at the same altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1699496 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 26 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The adjacent center was handing us two aircraft off on collision courses at the same altitude. We called the sector that was responsible for the two aircraft and in communication to advise them we weren't going to accept the aircraft on collision courses. The adjacent center 'controller' said; 'roger.' then he called back and told us 'he didn't know what to do about it.' we had to issue control instructions to him because he didn't know what to do! We told him to turn aircraft X 20 right. Without this turn aircraft X and aircraft Y would have collided 15 miles inside our airspace. I'm not sure what to say. We brought to the attention two aircraft that were going to crash in less than three minutes and the controller didn't know how to separate them! The supervisor was on scene and watched everything transpire.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZMP Center Controller reported the adjacent Center handed two aircraft off to them on conflicting courses at the same altitude.
Narrative: The adjacent Center was handing us two aircraft off on collision courses at the same altitude. We called the sector that was responsible for the two aircraft and in communication to advise them we weren't going to accept the aircraft on collision courses. The adjacent Center 'Controller' said; 'Roger.' Then he called back and told us 'he didn't know what to do about it.' We had to issue control instructions to him because he didn't know what to do! We told him to turn Aircraft X 20 right. Without this turn Aircraft X and Aircraft Y would have collided 15 miles inside our airspace. I'm not sure what to say. We brought to the attention two aircraft that were going to crash in less than three minutes and the Controller didn't know how to separate them! The Supervisor was on scene and watched everything transpire.
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.