Narrative:

I was having a skill check by my supervisor. I was working all radar position combined (west radar; east radar; and east/west associate position). The only other person in the room was another supervisor sitting behind the supervisor's desk. I had a coordination nightmare. I had to coordinate with birmingham approach and ZTL along with working other airplanes. I was working a C550 that turned sebound into ZTL's airspace and got too close with another aircraft at 8000 ft. If there had been another person doing the coordinating then the incident may not have happened. The facility is short staffed; the controllers are tired; there is little to no leave available and management enjoys shoving FAA policy down our throats.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HSV TRACON CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 8000 WHEN ENTERING ADJACENT CENTER'S AIRSPACE DURING SKILLS CHECK.

Narrative: I WAS HAVING A SKILL CHK BY MY SUPVR. I WAS WORKING ALL RADAR POS COMBINED (W RADAR; E RADAR; AND E/W ASSOCIATE POS). THE ONLY OTHER PERSON IN THE ROOM WAS ANOTHER SUPVR SITTING BEHIND THE SUPVR'S DESK. I HAD A COORD NIGHTMARE. I HAD TO COORDINATE WITH BIRMINGHAM APCH AND ZTL ALONG WITH WORKING OTHER AIRPLANES. I WAS WORKING A C550 THAT TURNED SEBOUND INTO ZTL'S AIRSPACE AND GOT TOO CLOSE WITH ANOTHER ACFT AT 8000 FT. IF THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER PERSON DOING THE COORDINATING THEN THE INCIDENT MAY NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THE FACILITY IS SHORT STAFFED; THE CTLRS ARE TIRED; THERE IS LITTLE TO NO LEAVE AVAILABLE AND MGMNT ENJOYS SHOVING FAA POLICY DOWN OUR THROATS.

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.