Military X had less than standard separation with military Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	301102
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mva
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	301102
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
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	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 17400 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Military X during en route climb from NAS fallon to NAS cecil field, climbing through FL280 in a climbing left turn direct wilson creek from mina VOR, asked by ZOA to turn 15 degrees right. We reversed our turn. Then asked to proceed on course to beatty VOR. Beatty was not on our flight plan and was not given to us by fallon clearance. At the same time, military Y was on a descent into fallon. Both aircraft were vectored away from each other. Reported miss distance 700 ft and 2.9 NM. Causal factors: no full route clearance given by fallon clearance. It also appears that our routing was entered incorrectly from fallon. Wilson creek, ilc, entered lic. The controller's action was timely and accurate to prevent a near miss.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MIL X HAD LTSS WITH MIL Y. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: MIL X DURING ENRTE CLB FROM NAS FALLON TO NAS CECIL FIELD, CLBING THROUGH FL280 IN A CLBING L TURN DIRECT WILSON CREEK FROM MINA VOR, ASKED BY ZOA TO TURN 15 DEGS R. WE REVERSED OUR TURN. THEN ASKED TO PROCEED ON COURSE TO BEATTY VOR. BEATTY WAS NOT ON OUR FLT PLAN AND WAS NOT GIVEN TO US BY FALLON CLRNC. AT THE SAME TIME, MIL Y WAS ON A DSCNT INTO FALLON. BOTH ACFT WERE VECTORED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. RPTED MISS DISTANCE 700 FT AND 2.9 NM. CAUSAL FACTORS: NO FULL RTE CLRNC GIVEN BY FALLON CLRNC. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT OUR ROUTING WAS ENTERED INCORRECTLY FROM FALLON. WILSON CREEK, ILC, ENTERED LIC. THE CTLR'S ACTION WAS TIMELY AND ACCURATE TO PREVENT A NEAR MISS.

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.