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Trainee at mem approach descended a DC9 through an occupied altitude requiring the instructor to intervene in order to maintain separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mem.vortac |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : 382 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 21 controller supervisory : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 2 flight time total : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 563144 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5500 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Trainee descended DC9 from 10000 ft to 8000 ft without allowing enough spacing for en route BE33 at 9000 ft. Instructor had to take over and vector both aircraft to insure separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRAINEE AT MEM APCH DSNDED A DC9 THROUGH AN OCCUPIED ALT REQUIRING THE INSTRUCTOR TO INTERVENE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION.
Narrative: TRAINEE DSNDED DC9 FROM 10000 FT TO 8000 FT WITHOUT ALLOWING ENOUGH SPACING FOR ENRTE BE33 AT 9000 FT. INSTRUCTOR HAD TO TAKE OVER AND VECTOR BOTH ACFT TO INSURE SEPARATION.
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.