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Misunderstanding between tower and departure controller results in a departure air carrier coming in close proximity to a previously released IFR aircraft. Less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roc tower : roc |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 200651 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
Small transport X made a low approach to runway 28 and upon completion was issued runway heading and was turned over to departure control by me, with his control for turns. The aircraft was observed for 5-6 mi heading swbound. Air carrier Y called ready for departure at runway 22. Air carrier Y was cleared for takeoff on runway 22, runway heading with a 'Y' on the strip to indicate departure had control for turns. As air carrier Y rotated, the departure controller asked if I had any runway 22 departure to go. I replied no after checking ground controls bay. I assumed the departure controller had the strip that was sent down the tube on air carrier Y. The departure controller stated he was going to turn air carrier Y for a close downwind to runway 28. Request was approved. Air carrier Y was told to contact departure. Air carrier Y and small transport X passed approximately 5 mi southwest of roc at less than 1000 ft and 3 mi apart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MISUNDERSTANDING BTWN TWR AND DEP CTLR RESULTS IN A DEP ACR COMING IN CLOSE PROX TO A PREVIOUSLY RELEASED IFR ACFT. LTSS.
Narrative: SMT X MADE A LOW APCH TO RWY 28 AND UPON COMPLETION WAS ISSUED RWY HDG AND WAS TURNED OVER TO DEP CTL BY ME, WITH HIS CTL FOR TURNS. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FOR 5-6 MI HDG SWBOUND. ACR Y CALLED READY FOR DEP AT RWY 22. ACR Y WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 22, RWY HDG WITH A 'Y' ON THE STRIP TO INDICATE DEP HAD CTL FOR TURNS. AS ACR Y ROTATED, THE DEP CTLR ASKED IF I HAD ANY RWY 22 DEP TO GO. I REPLIED NO AFTER CHKING GND CTLS BAY. I ASSUMED THE DEP CTLR HAD THE STRIP THAT WAS SENT DOWN THE TUBE ON ACR Y. THE DEP CTLR STATED HE WAS GOING TO TURN ACR Y FOR A CLOSE DOWNWIND TO RWY 28. REQUEST WAS APPROVED. ACR Y WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. ACR Y AND SMT X PASSED APPROX 5 MI SW OF ROC AT LESS THAN 1000 FT AND 3 MI APART.
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.