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Operational error reported between BE02 and an SW4. Reporter was unable to keep up with the traffic on the radar display. Reporter feels burned out and thinks a medical evaluate will determine if reporter is still physically and mentally fit to control traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : anc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SA-226 TC Metro II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 10 flight time total : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 372100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was unable to keep up with the traffic on the radar position. I feel like I am burned out, and I think a phychological/medical evaluate would be in order to determine if I am still physically/mentally fit to control air traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OPERROR RPTED BTWN BE02 AND AN SW4. RPTR WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE TFC ON THE RADAR DISPLAY. RPTR FEELS BURNED OUT AND THINKS A MEDICAL EVAL WILL DETERMINE IF RPTR IS STILL PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FIT TO CTL TFC.
Narrative: I WAS UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE TFC ON THE RADAR POS. I FEEL LIKE I AM BURNED OUT, AND I THINK A PHYCHOLOGICAL/MEDICAL EVAL WOULD BE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF I AM STILL PHYSICALLY/MENTALLY FIT TO CTL AIR TFC.
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.