ZDC controller issues insufficient turn to an en route descent aircraft to protect an aircraft at a holding fix. Holding fix is not depicted on controller's radar display.

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Attributes
ACN	539353
Time
Date	200202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : dqo.vortac
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Sabreliner 65
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Super Hercules GL207
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 16
ASRS Report	539353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 28200 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : zdc.artcc

Narrative:

Spinning aircraft landing ewr at and VORTAC due to new york approach, wardo sector, not taking aircraft handoff in timely manner. Long line of ewr arrs. C130 from snf-dqo-nkt. Took handoff and issued 30 degree left vector to stay clear of jaike intersection (not depicted on video map, but should be). Sabreliner, landing teb. Issued restr to cross jaike at 13000 ft. Busy spinning ewr arrs, timing off. Looked back too late to successfully vector sabreliner 1 away from C130. Separation lost.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTLR ISSUES INSUFFICIENT TURN TO AN ENRTE DSCNT ACFT TO PROTECT AN ACFT AT A HOLDING FIX. HOLDING FIX IS NOT DEPICTED ON CTLR'S RADAR DISPLAY.

Narrative: SPINNING ACFT LNDG EWR AT AND VORTAC DUE TO NEW YORK APCH, WARDO SECTOR, NOT TAKING ACFT HDOF IN TIMELY MANNER. LONG LINE OF EWR ARRS. C130 FROM SNF-DQO-NKT. TOOK HDOF AND ISSUED 30 DEG L VECTOR TO STAY CLR OF JAIKE INTXN (NOT DEPICTED ON VIDEO MAP, BUT SHOULD BE). SABRELINER, LNDG TEB. ISSUED RESTR TO CROSS JAIKE AT 13000 FT. BUSY SPINNING EWR ARRS, TIMING OFF. LOOKED BACK TOO LATE TO SUCCESSFULLY VECTOR SABRELINER 1 AWAY FROM C130. SEPARATION LOST.

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.