ZDC controller, attempting to apply visual separation, climbs a C650 from 17000 ft with a descending MD80 from FL210 in noncompliance with ATC procedure.

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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.