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ZNY ARTCC radar controller working a busy sector has a TCASII RA event occur while on the landline coordination a handoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 551028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hto.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 551028 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
My sector was very busy and I gave aircraft #1 a descent from 15000 ft to 12000 ft (it was actually a crossing restr). I noticed a VFR at 12500 ft squawking XXXX east of hto heading west. At the time I felt that aircraft #1 would be out in front of aircraft #2 (aircraft #1 was heading northwest). My sector became even more saturated with traffic and I got busy dealing with another aircraft (C160) 40 mi southwest hto heading north. Aircraft #3 was asking for a descent. I cleared aircraft #3 to descend from 110OO ft to 9000 ft (expediting) because of head on traffic at 10000 ft. Aircraft #3 did not hand off to nyc approach so I had to make a manual handoff to nyc approach. When I was busy with aircraft #3, aircraft #1 had an RA with aircraft #2. I feel my sector's complexity was high and I was distraction with aircraft #3 automation problems and this led to my misjudgement with aircraft #1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZNY ARTCC RADAR CTLR WORKING A BUSY SECTOR HAS A TCASII RA EVENT OCCUR WHILE ON THE LANDLINE COORD A HDOF.
Narrative: MY SECTOR WAS VERY BUSY AND I GAVE ACFT #1 A DSCNT FROM 15000 FT TO 12000 FT (IT WAS ACTUALLY A XING RESTR). I NOTICED A VFR AT 12500 FT SQUAWKING XXXX E OF HTO HDG W. AT THE TIME I FELT THAT ACFT #1 WOULD BE OUT IN FRONT OF ACFT #2 (ACFT #1 WAS HDG NW). MY SECTOR BECAME EVEN MORE SATURATED WITH TFC AND I GOT BUSY DEALING WITH ANOTHER ACFT (C160) 40 MI SW HTO HDG N. ACFT #3 WAS ASKING FOR A DSCNT. I CLRED ACFT #3 TO DESCEND FROM 110OO FT TO 9000 FT (EXPEDITING) BECAUSE OF HEAD ON TFC AT 10000 FT. ACFT #3 DID NOT HAND OFF TO NYC APCH SO I HAD TO MAKE A MANUAL HDOF TO NYC APCH. WHEN I WAS BUSY WITH ACFT #3, ACFT #1 HAD AN RA WITH ACFT #2. I FEEL MY SECTOR'S COMPLEXITY WAS HIGH AND I WAS DISTR WITH ACFT #3 AUTOMATION PROBS AND THIS LED TO MY MISJUDGEMENT WITH ACFT #1.
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.