N90 controller concerned with intrafac airspace and departure procedures.

Attributes
ACN	506244
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmu.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17
ASRS Report	506244
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : required legal separation 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 : 9000 vertical : 600
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : n90.tracon

Narrative:

I was working ewr departure which includes mmu departures, teb departures, and ewr and cdw departures. On departure, they are all aimed at a central point which has immediate conflicts and when you try to climb your mmu departures, you're climbing into mugzy's airspace, which usually has a ton of aircraft -- but you have to quickly climb your mmu. I had a lot of ewr departure tags overlapping, wrong frequencys, frequency congestion and little airspace to work with. I started climbing an mmu departure and there was a teb arrival there being worked by mugzy. I never saw it. There needs to be a more controled environment. Don't combine satellite with departure when it is supposed to get real busy. Summary of problems: 1) too many aircraft. 2) no airspace. 3) frequency congestion. 4) combined position. 5) traffic management working your handoff -- pushing traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: N90 CTLR CONCERNED WITH INTRAFAC AIRSPACE AND DEP PROCS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING EWR DEP WHICH INCLUDES MMU DEPS, TEB DEPS, AND EWR AND CDW DEPS. ON DEP, THEY ARE ALL AIMED AT A CENTRAL POINT WHICH HAS IMMEDIATE CONFLICTS AND WHEN YOU TRY TO CLB YOUR MMU DEPS, YOU'RE CLBING INTO MUGZY'S AIRSPACE, WHICH USUALLY HAS A TON OF ACFT -- BUT YOU HAVE TO QUICKLY CLB YOUR MMU. I HAD A LOT OF EWR DEP TAGS OVERLAPPING, WRONG FREQS, FREQ CONGESTION AND LITTLE AIRSPACE TO WORK WITH. I STARTED CLBING AN MMU DEP AND THERE WAS A TEB ARR THERE BEING WORKED BY MUGZY. I NEVER SAW IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE CTLED ENVIRONMENT. DON'T COMBINE SATELLITE WITH DEP WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO GET REAL BUSY. SUMMARY OF PROBS: 1) TOO MANY ACFT. 2) NO AIRSPACE. 3) FREQ CONGESTION. 4) COMBINED POS. 5) TFC MGMNT WORKING YOUR HDOF -- PUSHING TFC.

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.