ZDC controller assumed climbing traffic would not come into conflict.

Attributes
ACN	440815
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sie.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	440815
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 24000 vertical : 800
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Approved a pointout on a climbing sbound aircraft X who was well east of his filed route of flight. Upon initial contact with the northbound aircraft I was working (aircraft Y), issued a crossing restr after searching for conflicting traffic, and upon pilot's request. When I noticed the conflict, turns were issued to both aircraft and traffic called. Turns were not initiated in enough time to avoid loss of separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTLR ASSUMED CLBING TFC WOULD NOT COME INTO CONFLICT.

Narrative: APPROVED A POINTOUT ON A CLBING SBOUND ACFT X WHO WAS WELL E OF HIS FILED RTE OF FLT. UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE NBOUND ACFT I WAS WORKING (ACFT Y), ISSUED A XING RESTR AFTER SEARCHING FOR CONFLICTING TFC, AND UPON PLT'S REQUEST. WHEN I NOTICED THE CONFLICT, TURNS WERE ISSUED TO BOTH ACFT AND TFC CALLED. TURNS WERE NOT INITIATED IN ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID LOSS OF SEPARATION.

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.