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Departure controller distraction with visual approach traffic had light transport and small transport in conflict at same altitude in very close proximity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 86913 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 86913 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4500 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Small transport Y departed lincoln park, nj, and was climbed to 4000' on a 170 degree heading. Light transport X departed teterboro, nj, off runway 19 and was climbed to 4000' on a 280 degree heading (traffic overhead prohibited climb above 4000'). Departure controller became distracted with a conflict of ewr departures and a visual approach to linden, nj. Aircraft had less than standard separation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEP CTLR DISTR WITH VISUAL APCH TRAFFIC HAD LTT AND SMT IN CONFLICT AT SAME ALT IN VERY CLOSE PROX.
Narrative: SMT Y DEPARTED LINCOLN PARK, NJ, AND WAS CLBED TO 4000' ON A 170 DEG HDG. LTT X DEPARTED TETERBORO, NJ, OFF RWY 19 AND WAS CLBED TO 4000' ON A 280 DEG HDG (TFC OVERHEAD PROHIBITED CLB ABOVE 4000'). DEP CTLR BECAME DISTRACTED WITH A CONFLICT OF EWR DEPS AND A VISUAL APCH TO LINDEN, NJ. ACFT HAD LTSS.
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.