ZID ARTCC radar controller climbed a B737-800 to FL190 that conflicted with an HS125 at FL180.

Attributes
ACN	546607
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : iiu.vortac
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 1 controller time certified in position1 : 1
ASRS Report	546607
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 28200 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Air carrier X was climbing to FL190. Aircraft Y was level at FL180. Air carrier X was descended to 17000 ft for traffic, aircraft Y.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZID ARTCC RADAR CTLR CLBED A B737-800 TO FL190 THAT CONFLICTED WITH AN HS125 AT FL180.

Narrative: ACR X WAS CLBING TO FL190. ACFT Y WAS LEVEL AT FL180. ACR X WAS DSNDED TO 17000 FT FOR TFC, ACFT Y.

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.