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Controller at pit allowed 2 departures going to the same fix to be released to ARTCC with less than the required 5 mi separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmj |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 3 flight time total : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 415271 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 27720 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Both aircraft departed pit, climbing and going to the same fix. Both were switched to ZOB. I was called later and informed the aircraft were switched with 4.62 mi instead of 5 mi and I was removed from the position and charged with an operational error for making the center's 'snitch patch' go off. This is a busy afternoon departure push and I thought the prescribed separation existed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR AT PIT ALLOWED 2 DEPS GOING TO THE SAME FIX TO BE RELEASED TO ARTCC WITH LESS THAN THE REQUIRED 5 MI SEPARATION.
Narrative: BOTH ACFT DEPARTED PIT, CLBING AND GOING TO THE SAME FIX. BOTH WERE SWITCHED TO ZOB. I WAS CALLED LATER AND INFORMED THE ACFT WERE SWITCHED WITH 4.62 MI INSTEAD OF 5 MI AND I WAS REMOVED FROM THE POS AND CHARGED WITH AN OPERROR FOR MAKING THE CTR'S 'SNITCH PATCH' GO OFF. THIS IS A BUSY AFTERNOON DEP PUSH AND I THOUGHT THE PRESCRIBED SEPARATION EXISTED.
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.