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ZDC controller, attempting to apply visual separation, climbs a C650 from 17000 ft with a descending MD80 from FL210 in noncompliance with ATC procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430127 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ood.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : rbv (robbinsville) |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation III, VI, VII |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 430127 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 (X) was navigating inbound to ewr on the rbv 1 STAR, level at FL180. Aircraft #2 (Y) was level at 17000 ft after having departed acy climbing nwbound. I established visual contact between the 2 aircraft when they were approximately 5 mi apart and misapplied the visual separation rule. I climbed aircraft #2 from 17000 ft to FL210 when I should have descended aircraft #1 through aircraft #2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR, ATTEMPTING TO APPLY VISUAL SEPARATION, CLBS A C650 FROM 17000 FT WITH A DSNDING MD80 FROM FL210 IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ATC PROC.
Narrative: ACFT #1 (X) WAS NAVING INBOUND TO EWR ON THE RBV 1 STAR, LEVEL AT FL180. ACFT #2 (Y) WAS LEVEL AT 17000 FT AFTER HAVING DEPARTED ACY CLBING NWBOUND. I ESTABLISHED VISUAL CONTACT BTWN THE 2 ACFT WHEN THEY WERE APPROX 5 MI APART AND MISAPPLIED THE VISUAL SEPARATION RULE. I CLBED ACFT #2 FROM 17000 FT TO FL210 WHEN I SHOULD HAVE DSNDED ACFT #1 THROUGH ACFT #2.
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.