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ZID controller described incident when management/tmu decisions based upon flow restrictions; resulted in aircraft being routed into WX activity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 749184 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid.artcc |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 22 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Weather |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Aircraft were forced to fly into a thunderstorm as per directed by tmu and supervisor to accomplish in-trail restr. Pilots reported too close to thunderstorm and in moderate turbulence. In-trail spacing was more important than safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ZID CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN MGMNT/TMU DECISIONS BASED UPON FLOW RESTRICTIONS; RESULTED IN ACFT BEING ROUTED INTO WX ACTIVITY.
Narrative: ACFT WERE FORCED TO FLY INTO A TSTM AS PER DIRECTED BY TMU AND SUPVR TO ACCOMPLISH IN-TRAIL RESTR. PLTS RPTED TOO CLOSE TO TSTM AND IN MODERATE TURB. IN-TRAIL SPACING WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SAFETY.
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.