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Pct controller experienced operational error at 11500 ft; by issuing climb clearance through occupied altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 671517 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pct.tracon |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pct.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller military : 9 controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 671517 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I had just assumed the departure position (krant/daily) combined in a south operation. The previous controller had accepted a handoff from shd sector as per prior to giving up the position on cpr jet. When the cpr jet checked in on frequency; I glanced at the aircraft and climbed him to his requested altitude of 15000 ft. Crossing traffic was not observed. I returned to doing other duties (setting up performance sets; etc) when the cpr jet pilot questioned me about traffic off his left. I looked and realized that; although traffic would not hit; I had climbed one into another. I then reported the incident to a supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PCT CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 11500 FT; BY ISSUING CLB CLRNC THROUGH OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative: I HAD JUST ASSUMED THE DEP POS (KRANT/DAILY) COMBINED IN A S OP. THE PREVIOUS CTLR HAD ACCEPTED A HDOF FROM SHD SECTOR AS PER PRIOR TO GIVING UP THE POS ON CPR JET. WHEN THE CPR JET CHKED IN ON FREQ; I GLANCED AT THE ACFT AND CLBED HIM TO HIS REQUESTED ALT OF 15000 FT. XING TFC WAS NOT OBSERVED. I RETURNED TO DOING OTHER DUTIES (SETTING UP PERFORMANCE SETS; ETC) WHEN THE CPR JET PLT QUESTIONED ME ABOUT TFC OFF HIS L. I LOOKED AND REALIZED THAT; ALTHOUGH TFC WOULD NOT HIT; I HAD CLBED ONE INTO ANOTHER. I THEN RPTED THE INCIDENT TO A SUPVR.
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.