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Operational error -- loss of separation between air carrier X and uga Y. Short staffing and a busy traffic period.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Concorde |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 280712 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Very busy period, no handoff assistance due to staffing. Distrs with other traffic and coords. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: altitude of occurrence -- 5000 ft. Type aircraft involved -- air carrier X: concorde, uga Y: PA28. Climbing aircraft -- concorde. En route aircraft -- PA28. Detected by controller. Shift coverage -- short staffing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OPERROR -- LOSS OF SEPARATION BTWN ACR X AND UGA Y. SHORT STAFFING AND A BUSY TFC PERIOD.
Narrative: VERY BUSY PERIOD, NO HDOF ASSISTANCE DUE TO STAFFING. DISTRS WITH OTHER TFC AND COORDS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ALT OF OCCURRENCE -- 5000 FT. TYPE ACFT INVOLVED -- ACR X: CONCORDE, UGA Y: PA28. CLBING ACFT -- CONCORDE. ENRTE ACFT -- PA28. DETECTED BY CTLR. SHIFT COVERAGE -- SHORT STAFFING.
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.