Btr radar controller failed to coordination a back course approach with tower resulting in a loss of separation with aircraft departing opposite direction.

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Attributes
ACN	544488
Time
Date	200203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btr.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : btr.tracon tower : btr.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : btr.tracon tower : btr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 1 flight time total : 60
ASRS Report	544488
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 7 controller military : 7 controller radar : 1.75 controller time certified in position1 : 1 controller time certified in position2 : 9
ASRS Report	544625
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Radar west didn't coordination the opposite direction approach. Tower did not turn aircraft departing. Radar east turned the regional jet. Supplemental information from acn 544625: the crj was on takeoff on the ATIS advertised runway. The BE40 was on a localizer back course approach, opposite direction, with no coordination with the tower. Radar west position took no action to correct.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BTR RADAR CTLR FAILED TO COORD A BACK COURSE APCH WITH TWR RESULTING IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION WITH ACFT DEPARTING OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Narrative: RADAR W DIDN'T COORD THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION APCH. TWR DID NOT TURN ACFT DEPARTING. RADAR E TURNED THE REGIONAL JET. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 544625: THE CRJ WAS ON TKOF ON THE ATIS ADVERTISED RWY. THE BE40 WAS ON A LOC BACK COURSE APCH, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, WITH NO COORD WITH THE TWR. RADAR W POS TOOK NO ACTION TO CORRECT.

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.