Close proximity 2 mlt's opposite direction on no atlantic tracks.

Attributes
ACN	86075
Time
Date	198804
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lpla
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5400
ASRS Report	86075
Person 2
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1500 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Noticed aircraft lights in the distance 12 O'clock. Monitored situation to determine if it was a factor. I turned the aircraft away from the traffic, which shortly thereafter passed approximately 1/4 NM to the right at our altitude. We queried the controller, who indicated it was another mlt which departed lpla for pob. We had departed mc guire destined for lpla. I called the ny center and talked to a supervisor in their quality control office. He indicated the controller had been busy, several strips were missing and he was relatively inexperienced, having been certified only 6 weeks. Situation occurred because of an over tasked, inexperienced controller.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX 2 MLT'S OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON NO ATLANTIC TRACKS.

Narrative: NOTICED ACFT LIGHTS IN THE DISTANCE 12 O'CLOCK. MONITORED SITUATION TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS A FACTOR. I TURNED THE ACFT AWAY FROM THE TFC, WHICH SHORTLY THEREAFTER PASSED APPROX 1/4 NM TO THE RIGHT AT OUR ALT. WE QUERIED THE CTLR, WHO INDICATED IT WAS ANOTHER MLT WHICH DEPARTED LPLA FOR POB. WE HAD DEPARTED MC GUIRE DESTINED FOR LPLA. I CALLED THE NY CENTER AND TALKED TO A SUPVR IN THEIR QUALITY CTL OFFICE. HE INDICATED THE CTLR HAD BEEN BUSY, SEVERAL STRIPS WERE MISSING AND HE WAS RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED, HAVING BEEN CERTIFIED ONLY 6 WKS. SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF AN OVER TASKED, INEXPERIENCED CTLR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.