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ARTCC radar controller allows an air carrier to get close to another air carrier in holding pattern as the traffic rush is winding down. Less than standard separation resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352453 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dqn |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 352453 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 900 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was busy for 2 hours straight. I had a tracker in for about 45 mins. I let the tracker go and my traffic slowed down considerably. I just let my guard down and lost my intensity and made a poor decision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC RADAR CTLR ALLOWS AN ACR TO GET CLOSE TO ANOTHER ACR IN HOLDING PATTERN AS THE TFC RUSH IS WINDING DOWN. LTSS RESULTED.
Narrative: I WAS BUSY FOR 2 HRS STRAIGHT. I HAD A TRACKER IN FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. I LET THE TRACKER GO AND MY TFC SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. I JUST LET MY GUARD DOWN AND LOST MY INTENSITY AND MADE A POOR DECISION.
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.