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Sct controller experienced operational error at 5000 ft when aircraft entered sector at other than expected coordination altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 676915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pom.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cirrus Acft Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Robinson Helicopter Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : non radar controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 17 controller time certified in position1 : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 676915 |
| 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 : 3000 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Working pom radar; busy; no handoff due to staffing. Tustin radar hands off a northbound cirrus to me. The flow is this aircraft must enter my airspace at 6000 ft. I had an eastbound IFR helicopter at 5000 ft moving slowly. I also had an IFR turboprop sbound at 4000 ft and an IFR cherokee at 3000 ft sbound on a parallel vector to a VOR approach course. Another VFR aircraft was swbound at 6000 ft; descending to an altitude of 5500 ft; east of the cirrus. A controller called; asking me if
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SCT CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 5000 FT WHEN ACFT ENTERED SECTOR AT OTHER THAN EXPECTED COORD ALT.
Narrative: WORKING POM RADAR; BUSY; NO HDOF DUE TO STAFFING. TUSTIN RADAR HANDS OFF A NBOUND CIRRUS TO ME. THE FLOW IS THIS ACFT MUST ENTER MY AIRSPACE AT 6000 FT. I HAD AN EBOUND IFR HELI AT 5000 FT MOVING SLOWLY. I ALSO HAD AN IFR TURBOPROP SBOUND AT 4000 FT AND AN IFR CHEROKEE AT 3000 FT SBOUND ON A PARALLEL VECTOR TO A VOR APCH COURSE. ANOTHER VFR ACFT WAS SWBOUND AT 6000 FT; DSNDING TO AN ALT OF 5500 FT; E OF THE CIRRUS. A CTLR CALLED; ASKING ME IF
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.