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Approach controller turned a military learjet back across departure corridor prior to coordination with the tower local controller causing near midair collision with a departing citation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mxf.airport |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mgm.tracon |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Gates Learjet Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mgm.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 7 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 13 controller supervisory : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 471207 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error other |
Narrative:
Radar turned practice approach back across departure corridor prior to coordinating turn. Wake turbulence questionable on intersection departure with citation behind lear. Tower chart shows both aircraft as small. I called traffic to citation twice before he saw the lear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR TURNED A MIL LEARJET BACK ACROSS DEP CORRIDOR PRIOR TO COORD WITH THE TWR LCL CTLR CAUSING NMAC WITH A DEPARTING CITATION.
Narrative: RADAR TURNED PRACTICE APCH BACK ACROSS DEP CORRIDOR PRIOR TO COORDINATING TURN. WAKE TURB QUESTIONABLE ON INTXN DEP WITH CITATION BEHIND LEAR. TWR CHART SHOWS BOTH ACFT AS SMALL. I CALLED TFC TO CITATION TWICE BEFORE HE SAW THE LEAR.
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.