<< >> NASA ASRS Report 608863, February 2004

Ind local controller issues takeoff clearance to an AT72 following a C172 which results in a loss of separation after xfer to departure control. Wrong departure headings written and transmitted to wrong aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	608863
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ind.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ind.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : combined local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 7
ASRS Report	608863
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment : conflict alert
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 7800 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Deviation

Narrative:

C172 was issued a 275 degree heading, climb to 3000 ft, contact departure. The AT72 was well past the C172 then issued a 290 degree heading, contact departure. The 2 headings were written on the wrong flight plans. Separation was lost.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IND LCL CTLR ISSUES TKOF CLRNC TO AN AT72 FOLLOWING A C172 WHICH RESULTS IN A LOSS OF SEPARATION AFTER XFER TO DEP CTL. WRONG DEP HDGS WRITTEN AND XMITTED TO WRONG ACFT.

Narrative: C172 WAS ISSUED A 275 DEG HDG, CLB TO 3000 FT, CONTACT DEP. THE AT72 WAS WELL PAST THE C172 THEN ISSUED A 290 DEG HDG, CONTACT DEP. THE 2 HDGS WERE WRITTEN ON THE WRONG FLT PLANS. SEPARATION WAS 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.