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ZJX controller experienced operational error at FL250 during high volume traffic period when unable to apply necessary control actions due to proximity of restr airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 652039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : ocf.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Rockwell Aero Commander Twin Turboprop Undifferentiated or Other |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 652039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : handoff position |
| 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 : 21000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Sector was unmanageable with volume and lack of spacing being provided by previous controller. Palatka MOA hot FL260 and below. Air carrier Y tpa arrival at FL250. Aircraft X apf arrival at FL260. I couldn't turn the slow aircraft X out of the way of tpa arrs and mco arrs due to MOA. I tried to descend aircraft X in order to also descend the tpa and mco arrs behind him. The reason for this descent provides multiple purposes. Allow previous controller (R78) to continue 'feeding' you more arrs; descend under another sector (shelf) R16. The sector I was working is responsible for tpa and orl/mco arrs; mco departures; northbound aircraft from south florida over lal; etc. The radar associate working with me is a developmental and I was at tracker numbers and needed another radar controller at the sector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZJX CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL250 DURING HIGH VOLUME TFC PERIOD WHEN UNABLE TO APPLY NECESSARY CTL ACTIONS DUE TO PROX OF RESTR AIRSPACE.
Narrative: SECTOR WAS UNMANAGEABLE WITH VOLUME AND LACK OF SPACING BEING PROVIDED BY PREVIOUS CTLR. PALATKA MOA HOT FL260 AND BELOW. ACR Y TPA ARR AT FL250. ACFT X APF ARR AT FL260. I COULDN'T TURN THE SLOW ACFT X OUT OF THE WAY OF TPA ARRS AND MCO ARRS DUE TO MOA. I TRIED TO DSND ACFT X IN ORDER TO ALSO DSND THE TPA AND MCO ARRS BEHIND HIM. THE REASON FOR THIS DSCNT PROVIDES MULTIPLE PURPOSES. ALLOW PREVIOUS CTLR (R78) TO CONTINUE 'FEEDING' YOU MORE ARRS; DSND UNDER ANOTHER SECTOR (SHELF) R16. THE SECTOR I WAS WORKING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TPA AND ORL/MCO ARRS; MCO DEPS; NBOUND ACFT FROM SOUTH FLORIDA OVER LAL; ETC. THE RADAR ASSOCIATE WORKING WITH ME IS A DEVELOPMENTAL AND I WAS AT TRACKER NUMBERS AND NEEDED ANOTHER RADAR CTLR AT THE SECTOR.
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.