Departure coordinator at lax tower forgot to coordination with departure controller and released an IFR WW24 for departure off a satellite airport. Departure controller was able to stop the WW24 climb below a VFR PA28 that was traversing the area and getting TA's. Potential conflict less than standard separation was avoided.

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Attributes
ACN	356447
Time
Date	199612
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : smo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	IAI1124/1124A/Westwind
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 14
ASRS Report	356447
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Despite the existence of an LOA requiring los angeles ATCT to coordination, they released a jet departure off of santa monica airport without coordinating with the los angeles approach area departure coordinator. The aircraft checked on frequency climbing to 3000 ft on a collision course with a VFR aircraft receiving flight following. Fortunately the westwind checked on frequency in time to stop his climb 500 ft below the VFR aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEP COORDINATOR AT LAX TWR FORGOT TO COORD WITH DEP CTLR AND RELEASED AN IFR WW24 FOR DEP OFF A SATELLITE ARPT. DEP CTLR WAS ABLE TO STOP THE WW24 CLB BELOW A VFR PA28 THAT WAS TRAVERSING THE AREA AND GETTING TA'S. POTENTIAL CONFLICT LTSS WAS AVOIDED.

Narrative: DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF AN LOA REQUIRING LOS ANGELES ATCT TO COORD, THEY RELEASED A JET DEP OFF OF SANTA MONICA ARPT WITHOUT COORDINATING WITH THE LOS ANGELES APCH AREA DEP COORDINATOR. THE ACFT CHKED ON FREQ CLBING TO 3000 FT ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH A VFR ACFT RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING. FORTUNATELY THE WESTWIND CHKED ON FREQ IN TIME TO STOP HIS CLB 500 FT BELOW THE VFR ACFT.

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.