Narrative:

I was working all sectors combined for what is called the evening push. I had been out of work for approximately 6 weeks due to surgery and had accumulated about 11 hours on position since my return to work. This was my first time in at least 7 weeks working all position combined. I was vectoring a B737 ahead of a PA31 for an ILS runway 6 to bdl. I used altitude separation initially and was using speed control for spacing on final. I issued 170 KTS to the B737 to the final fix and reduced the PA31 to 150 KTS. After obtaining lateral separation; I cleared the BE58 for approach and then noticed the PA31 had failed to bleed off speed while the B737 had slowed ahead. I issued a second speed reduction to the PA31 to 130 KTS. Next I noticed the B737 had reduced to 130 KTS over the ground but the PA31 was still maintaining 190 KTS over the ground. I then issued a cancellation of approach clearance to the BE58 and a turn and altitude to the PA31 for a new approach. The pilot delayed the turn and said when I level out I'll pull it right back. I told pilot B737 has slowed he was maintaining speed and reissued instructions. Unfortunately; I was working with 2 individuals that won't speak to me; with one being the controller in charge. I turned after the PA31 made the turn and saw the controller in charge watching the operation on the BRITE. He said nothing to me about it; so I felt I had maintained separation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Y90 CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 3000 FT WHEN FAILING TO RECOGNIZE AN OVERTAKE SITUATION ON FINAL; ISSUING CORRECTIVE TOO LATE.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING ALL SECTORS COMBINED FOR WHAT IS CALLED THE EVENING PUSH. I HAD BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR APPROX 6 WKS DUE TO SURGERY AND HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 11 HRS ON POS SINCE MY RETURN TO WORK. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 7 WKS WORKING ALL POS COMBINED. I WAS VECTORING A B737 AHEAD OF A PA31 FOR AN ILS RWY 6 TO BDL. I USED ALT SEPARATION INITIALLY AND WAS USING SPD CTL FOR SPACING ON FINAL. I ISSUED 170 KTS TO THE B737 TO THE FINAL FIX AND REDUCED THE PA31 TO 150 KTS. AFTER OBTAINING LATERAL SEPARATION; I CLRED THE BE58 FOR APCH AND THEN NOTICED THE PA31 HAD FAILED TO BLEED OFF SPD WHILE THE B737 HAD SLOWED AHEAD. I ISSUED A SECOND SPD REDUCTION TO THE PA31 TO 130 KTS. NEXT I NOTICED THE B737 HAD REDUCED TO 130 KTS OVER THE GND BUT THE PA31 WAS STILL MAINTAINING 190 KTS OVER THE GND. I THEN ISSUED A CANCELLATION OF APCH CLRNC TO THE BE58 AND A TURN AND ALT TO THE PA31 FOR A NEW APCH. THE PLT DELAYED THE TURN AND SAID WHEN I LEVEL OUT I'LL PULL IT RIGHT BACK. I TOLD PLT B737 HAS SLOWED HE WAS MAINTAINING SPD AND REISSUED INSTRUCTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY; I WAS WORKING WITH 2 INDIVIDUALS THAT WON'T SPEAK TO ME; WITH ONE BEING THE CIC. I TURNED AFTER THE PA31 MADE THE TURN AND SAW THE CIC WATCHING THE OP ON THE BRITE. HE SAID NOTHING TO ME ABOUT IT; SO I FELT I HAD MAINTAINED SEPARATION.

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.