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Acy TRACON controller experienced operational error at 5000 ft indicating staffing shortages and combined position as causal factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 668147 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sax.vortac |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : acy.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : acy.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| 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 : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 668147 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were working combined position; busy. We needed to have a specific radar position open (zeebo) which was combined. This radar position uses the stewart radar sensor which gives better radar coverage at the sparta VOR. Due to staffing cutbacks; the position was combined.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACY TRACON CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 5000 FT INDICATING STAFFING SHORTAGES AND COMBINED POS AS CAUSAL FACTOR.
Narrative: WE WERE WORKING COMBINED POS; BUSY. WE NEEDED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC RADAR POS OPEN (ZEEBO) WHICH WAS COMBINED. THIS RADAR POS USES THE STEWART RADAR SENSOR WHICH GIVES BETTER RADAR COVERAGE AT THE SPARTA VOR. DUE TO STAFFING CUTBACKS; THE POS WAS COMBINED.
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.