Slow climbing commuter aircraft is involved in less than standard separation with another aircraft a...

Attributes
ACN	179645
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bal airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	179645
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Departure aircraft was slow climbing on assigned departure heading 030 degrees. Sector was busy with additional workload 30-40 mi southeast of airport. Aircraft was assigned climb to 5000' on initial contact. Westbound traffic was slow climbing to 4000' 11 mi north of balance, working a different sector. The problem was discovered during san of sector prior to C/a sounding. I issued traffic and instructed aircraft to descend and maintain 3000' and turn right to heading 180 degrees. Contributing factors: hot day with 2 poor climbing aircraft, sector workload to the southeast and frequency congestion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SLOW CLIMBING COMMUTER ACFT IS INVOLVED IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION WITH ANOTHER ACFT ALSO IN A CLIMB.

Narrative: DEP ACFT WAS SLOW CLBING ON ASSIGNED DEP HDG 030 DEGS. SECTOR WAS BUSY WITH ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD 30-40 MI SE OF ARPT. ACFT WAS ASSIGNED CLB TO 5000' ON INITIAL CONTACT. WBND TFC WAS SLOW CLBING TO 4000' 11 MI N OF BAL, WORKING A DIFFERENT SECTOR. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED DURING SAN OF SECTOR PRIOR TO C/A SOUNDING. I ISSUED TFC AND INSTRUCTED ACFT TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 3000' AND TURN RIGHT TO HDG 180 DEGS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HOT DAY WITH 2 POOR CLBING ACFT, SECTOR WORKLOAD TO THE SE AND FREQ CONGESTION.

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.

Slow climbing commuter aircraft is involved in less than standard separation with another aircraft also in a climb.