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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512909 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 | 
| Day | Wed | 
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 | 
| Place | |
| State Reference | OH | 
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 28000  | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Daylight | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc artcc : zme.artcc  | 
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier | 
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 | 
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc | 
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier | 
| Make Model Name | A300 | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 | 
| Flight Phase | cruise : level | 
| Flight Plan | IFR | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa | 
| Function | controller : radar | 
| Qualification | controller : radar | 
| Experience | controller limited radar : 2 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 16 controller time certified in position1 : 16 controller time certified in position2 : 3 flight time total : 60  | 
| ASRS Report | 512909 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier | 
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic  | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure  | 
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other other : conflict alert  | 
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact | 
| Consequence | faa : investigated | 
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 20400 vertical : 500  | 
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance | 
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance | 
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure  | 
Narrative:
I was climbing aircraft X wbound out of cle to ord. The high altitude sector inserted FL260 in the data block. I misread the altitude and climbed aircraft X to FL280. He crossed about 3.4 mi on the back side of another air carrier jet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZOB CTLR MISREADS COORD INTERIM ALT ASSIGNMENT OF NEXT CTLR AND CLBS A B757 INTO CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER, ENRTE, LEVEL A306.
Narrative: I WAS CLBING ACFT X WBOUND OUT OF CLE TO ORD. THE HIGH ALT SECTOR INSERTED FL260 IN THE DATA BLOCK. I MISREAD THE ALT AND CLBED ACFT X TO FL280. HE CROSSED ABOUT 3.4 MI ON THE BACK SIDE OF ANOTHER ACR JET.
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.