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ZID controller in charge/supervisor reports on ZID controller involved in an operational error when climbing a MD80 through the altitude of a tracked A319, apparently caused by mental lapse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : huf.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.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 : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 2 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 12 controller time certified in position1 : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 526713 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 527146 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3600 vertical : 1100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier X at FL330, requesting FL370. Air carrier Y at FL350 swbound toward air carrier X. Wab sector radar controller climbed air carrier X thru air carrier Y. Simply human error. Supplemental information from acn 527146: two aircraft were in the southwest quadrant of my airspace. Air carrier X had just called on FL330. I looked at his requested altitude and climbed him to the requested altitude FL370. Following those instructions I called chicago center to verbalize a pointout on an aircraft nearing their boundary. Afterwards, I realized my error in climbing air carrier X because he was in very close proximity with aircraft Y, swbound at FL350 and I tried to expedite the air carrier X back down to FL330, but vertical separation was already lost as well as the required 5 miles. Volume of traffic did not impact this scenario. It was oversight on my behalf when I issued the climbing instruction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID CIC/SUPVR RPTS ON ZID CTLR INVOLVED IN AN OPERROR WHEN CLBING A MD80 THROUGH THE ALT OF A TRACKED A319, APPARENTLY CAUSED BY MENTAL LAPSE.
Narrative: ACR X AT FL330, REQUESTING FL370. ACR Y AT FL350 SWBOUND TOWARD ACR X. WAB SECTOR RADAR CTLR CLBED ACR X THRU ACR Y. SIMPLY HUMAN ERROR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 527146: TWO ACFT WERE IN THE SW QUADRANT OF MY AIRSPACE. ACR X HAD JUST CALLED ON FL330. I LOOKED AT HIS REQUESTED ALTITUDE AND CLBED HIM TO THE REQUESTED ALTITUDE FL370. FOLLOWING THOSE INSTRUCTIONS I CALLED CHICAGO CENTER TO VERBALIZE A POINTOUT ON AN ACFT NEARING THEIR BOUNDARY. AFTERWARDS, I REALIZED MY ERROR IN CLBING ACR X BECAUSE HE WAS IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH ACFT Y, SWBOUND AT FL350 AND I TRIED TO EXPEDITE THE ACR X BACK DOWN TO FL330, BUT VERTICAL SEPARATION WAS ALREADY LOST AS WELL AS THE REQUIRED 5 MILES. VOLUME OF TFC DID NOT IMPACT THIS SCENARIO. IT WAS OVERSIGHT ON MY BEHALF WHEN I ISSUED THE CLBING INSTRUCTION.
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.