Enroute controller described an event involving a military flight; one aircraft losing sight of his/...

Narrative:

Military flight; pilot lost sight of wing man; I declared an emergency for them so I could descend the aircraft to avoid mid-air collision. Both aircraft were in close proximity to three other sectors and I considered it prudent to separate first and coordinate as soon as possible. I notified the controller in charge that I was declaring it an emergency situation. Once the second aircraft was radar identified; and pointed out to all affected sectors; I considered the emergency over.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Enroute Controller described an event involving a military flight; one aircraft losing sight of his/her wing man; the reporter declared an emergency; coordinated with adjacent sectors and identified the second member of the flight.

Narrative: Military flight; pilot lost sight of wing man; I declared an emergency for them so I could descend the aircraft to avoid mid-air collision. Both aircraft were in close proximity to three other sectors and I considered it prudent to separate first and coordinate as soon as possible. I notified the CIC that I was declaring it an emergency situation. Once the second aircraft was RADAR identified; and pointed out to all affected sectors; I considered the Emergency over.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	869677
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Enroute
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Enroute controller described an event involving a military flight; one aircraft losing sight of his/her wing man; the reporter declared an emergency; coordinated with adjacent sectors and identified the second member of the flight.