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Reporter states that aircraft X was given the same altitude of aircraft Y. Reporter tried to stop the descent of aircraft X -- it was too late. Less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444002 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : hfd.vor |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : y90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : y90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 444002 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 8400 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft #1 descended to 6000 ft when the intent was 7000 ft. Aircraft #1 observed out of 6800 ft and queried of altitude. Climbed back to 7000 ft. Aircraft #1 descended to 6500 ft before the climb was initiated. Provide handoff controllers and increase overtime budget as we were having drug testing and were 1 under minimum staffing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES THAT ACFT X WAS GIVEN THE SAME ALT OF ACFT Y. RPTR TRIED TO STOP THE DSCNT OF ACFT X -- IT WAS TOO LATE. LTSS.
Narrative: ACFT #1 DSNDED TO 6000 FT WHEN THE INTENT WAS 7000 FT. ACFT #1 OBSERVED OUT OF 6800 FT AND QUERIED OF ALT. CLBED BACK TO 7000 FT. ACFT #1 DSNDED TO 6500 FT BEFORE THE CLB WAS INITIATED. PROVIDE HDOF CTLRS AND INCREASE OVERTIME BUDGET AS WE WERE HAVING DRUG TESTING AND WERE 1 UNDER MINIMUM STAFFING.
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.