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ZDC controller experienced operational error at FL190 as descent clearance was issued through occupied altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 648805 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | TBM 700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Hercules (C-130) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 controller time certified in position1 : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 648805 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 22200 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Approved a pointout on aircraft Y descending to FL190. Didn't realize I had traffic at FL190 (aircraft X). Conflict alert activated and I issued an immediate turn to heading 230 degrees to aircraft X to miss aircraft Y. 90 mins on position with busy traffic. Short on controller; but management keeps prompting supervisors from the controller work force. Micro-management and morale at all time low.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL190 AS DSCNT CLRNC WAS ISSUED THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative: APPROVED A POINTOUT ON ACFT Y DSNDING TO FL190. DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD TFC AT FL190 (ACFT X). CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATED AND I ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO HDG 230 DEGS TO ACFT X TO MISS ACFT Y. 90 MINS ON POS WITH BUSY TFC. SHORT ON CTLR; BUT MGMNT KEEPS PROMPTING SUPVRS FROM THE CTLR WORK FORCE. MICRO-MGMNT AND MORALE AT ALL TIME LOW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.