ZDC controller experienced operational error at FL220 between two climbing air carrier's; alleging distraction of entering flight plan for VFR traffic as causal factor.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	792553
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nhk.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar controller : handoff position
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 6 flight time total : 60
ASRS Report	792553
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 flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 25320 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Just took sector. Numerous landline calls. Trying to radar identify and enter flight plan on VFR pop-up. Climbing aircraft X reference aircraft Y checked flow control to make sure ewr flight called traffic. Thought I climbed aircraft X to FL220. Saw him out of FL222 and asked him to verify level. He replied negative. Took immediate action and turned aircraft to a 270 degree heading. When clear; continued climb and cleared back on course.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZDC CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT FL220 BETWEEN TWO CLIMBING ACR'S; ALLEGING DISTR OF ENTERING FLT PLAN FOR VFR TFC AS CAUSAL FACTOR.

Narrative: JUST TOOK SECTOR. NUMEROUS LANDLINE CALLS. TRYING TO RADAR IDENT AND ENTER FLT PLAN ON VFR POP-UP. CLBING ACFT X REF ACFT Y CHKED FLOW CTL TO MAKE SURE EWR FLT CALLED TFC. THOUGHT I CLBED ACFT X TO FL220. SAW HIM OUT OF FL222 AND ASKED HIM TO VERIFY LEVEL. HE REPLIED NEGATIVE. TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION AND TURNED ACFT TO A 270 DEG HDG. WHEN CLR; CONTINUED CLB AND CLRED BACK ON COURSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.