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Mci local controller experienced operational error at 4000 ft when departure controller turned first departure aircraft into succeeding departure traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 692713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mci.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mci.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 692713 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Crj departure runway 1L assigned heading 010 degrees. B737 departed heading 030 degrees. Both aircraft switched to departure control. Departure; for unknown reasons; turned crj to heading 090 degrees; as he was leaving 4200 ft MSL. Crj turned into B737. Traffic was issued; but B737 didn't see the crj. Separation was lost. Local orders allow departure control to turn aircraft in tower airspace unless verbally restr by the tower. I made no restr to departure control; but held onto both aircraft until both were displayed on departure's scope. When departure turned the crj; he was 1200 ft MSL above tower airspace. Management decided I'm to blame for departure's mistake. The problem as I see it; is a procedure that some controllers believe allows them to turn any aircraft at any time if there was no verbal restr issued. Even though initial departure separation was applied; and departure control turned his aircraft into another departure aircraft; in his own airspace they're holding local control responsible for the error. Training on the procedure (in effect since feb/05) was nothing more than a power point presentation of a training officer reading the newly instituted paragraph.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MCI LCL CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 4000 FT WHEN DEP CTLR TURNED FIRST DEP ACFT INTO SUCCEEDING DEP TFC.
Narrative: CRJ DEP RWY 1L ASSIGNED HDG 010 DEGS. B737 DEPARTED HDG 030 DEGS. BOTH ACFT SWITCHED TO DEP CTL. DEP; FOR UNKNOWN REASONS; TURNED CRJ TO HDG 090 DEGS; AS HE WAS LEAVING 4200 FT MSL. CRJ TURNED INTO B737. TFC WAS ISSUED; BUT B737 DIDN'T SEE THE CRJ. SEPARATION WAS LOST. LCL ORDERS ALLOW DEP CTL TO TURN ACFT IN TWR AIRSPACE UNLESS VERBALLY RESTR BY THE TWR. I MADE NO RESTR TO DEP CTL; BUT HELD ONTO BOTH ACFT UNTIL BOTH WERE DISPLAYED ON DEP'S SCOPE. WHEN DEP TURNED THE CRJ; HE WAS 1200 FT MSL ABOVE TWR AIRSPACE. MGMNT DECIDED I'M TO BLAME FOR DEP'S MISTAKE. THE PROB AS I SEE IT; IS A PROC THAT SOME CTLRS BELIEVE ALLOWS THEM TO TURN ANY ACFT AT ANY TIME IF THERE WAS NO VERBAL RESTR ISSUED. EVEN THOUGH INITIAL DEP SEPARATION WAS APPLIED; AND DEP CTL TURNED HIS ACFT INTO ANOTHER DEP ACFT; IN HIS OWN AIRSPACE THEY'RE HOLDING LCL CTL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ERROR. TRAINING ON THE PROC (IN EFFECT SINCE FEB/05) WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A PWR POINT PRESENTATION OF A TRAINING OFFICER READING THE NEWLY INSTITUTED PARAGRAPH.
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.