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ARTCC controller states he becomes overloaded with traffic and complexity, descends an E2 through assigned altitude of PA31 with less than standard separation. Controller alleges traffic overload should have been detected by flow control, poor working relations with adjoining facilities and holding required for jfk and ewr airports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405968 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bfd |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hawkeye (E2) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 10 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 405968 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 12000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
The sector had entirely too much traffic for the WX and complexity. An oversight resulted in an operational error. Clrncs were given without properly clearing his path. The complexity and volume I already had, I was unable to divide my attention between the insurmountable coordination tasks and radio calls and separation responsibilities to provide the pilot with the time the situation obviously required. Poor planning -- I should not have had that many aircraft. This should have been foreseen by flow control. Alternate WX rtes, foreseeable delays, projected traffic, adequate restrs for jfk, ewr (I was shut off and holding for these 2 airports at the time), cooperation from ZNY controllers, we have a poor work relationship with them. This situation has been brewing for some time. It will happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARTCC CTLR STATES HE BECOMES OVERLOADED WITH TFC AND COMPLEXITY, DSNDS AN E2 THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT OF PA31 WITH LTSS. CTLR ALLEGES TFC OVERLOAD SHOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY FLOW CTL, POOR WORKING RELATIONS WITH ADJOINING FACILITIES AND HOLDING REQUIRED FOR JFK AND EWR ARPTS.
Narrative: THE SECTOR HAD ENTIRELY TOO MUCH TFC FOR THE WX AND COMPLEXITY. AN OVERSIGHT RESULTED IN AN OPERROR. CLRNCS WERE GIVEN WITHOUT PROPERLY CLRING HIS PATH. THE COMPLEXITY AND VOLUME I ALREADY HAD, I WAS UNABLE TO DIVIDE MY ATTN BTWN THE INSURMOUNTABLE COORD TASKS AND RADIO CALLS AND SEPARATION RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROVIDE THE PLT WITH THE TIME THE SIT OBVIOUSLY REQUIRED. POOR PLANNING -- I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THAT MANY ACFT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORESEEN BY FLOW CTL. ALTERNATE WX RTES, FORESEEABLE DELAYS, PROJECTED TFC, ADEQUATE RESTRS FOR JFK, EWR (I WAS SHUT OFF AND HOLDING FOR THESE 2 ARPTS AT THE TIME), COOPERATION FROM ZNY CTLRS, WE HAVE A POOR WORK RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THIS SIT HAS BEEN BREWING FOR SOME TIME. IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.