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ZID instructor controller takes control position from developmental, issuing vectors that do not resolve conflict between climbing MD80 and en route C650.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : vhp.vortac |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation III, VI, VII |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 539201 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 539200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 21600 vertical : 1200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
An MD80 leveled at FL330 for 3-4 mins, then climbed to FL370. 5 mins later, he's not level at FL370 with FL350 traffic head-on. My trainee vectored them and I thought it wasn't sufficient, so I took the frequency and applied bigger vectors. Vectors were applied earlier to MD80 to turn to the right (twice). No response, so plan B -- vector left. During this situation, aircraft were not responding all that well on frequency and aircraft on frequency was descended from FL390 to FL350 and complained about fuel which caused frequency congestion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID INSTRUCTOR CTLR TAKES CTL POS FROM DEVELOPMENTAL, ISSUING VECTORS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE CONFLICT BTWN CLBING MD80 AND ENRTE C650.
Narrative: AN MD80 LEVELED AT FL330 FOR 3-4 MINS, THEN CLBED TO FL370. 5 MINS LATER, HE'S NOT LEVEL AT FL370 WITH FL350 TFC HEAD-ON. MY TRAINEE VECTORED THEM AND I THOUGHT IT WASN'T SUFFICIENT, SO I TOOK THE FREQ AND APPLIED BIGGER VECTORS. VECTORS WERE APPLIED EARLIER TO MD80 TO TURN TO THE R (TWICE). NO RESPONSE, SO PLAN B -- VECTOR L. DURING THIS SIT, ACFT WERE NOT RESPONDING ALL THAT WELL ON FREQ AND ACFT ON FREQ WAS DSNDED FROM FL390 TO FL350 AND COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL WHICH CAUSED FREQ CONGESTION.
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.