CPR Z DSCNT TO OCCUPIED ALT HAD LTSS FROM CPR X. SYS ERROR. ACR Y UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Date: 1992-01 · Aircraft: Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: atc-issue-all-types|conflict-airborne-conflict|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit

Synopsis

CPR Z DSCNT TO OCCUPIED ALT HAD LTSS FROM CPR X. SYS ERROR. ACR Y UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. OPDEV.

Narrative

I HAD JUST SPLIT OFF R13 FROM R12. WITHIN 5 MINS I HAD BOTH A SYS DEV AND A SYS ERROR. MDY 3 AND MDY 1S WAS ACTIVE. CPR X WAS NWBOUND V159 FROM GEF. TFC WAS SBOUND FROM PZD AT FL190. ACR Y WAS OVER PZD NBOUND FL190. CPR Z WAS APPROX MAX 290020 AT FL230 DIRECT VLD; LNDG VLD. IT WAS NECESSARY TO VECTOR HIM N INTO AN ARR CORRIDOR TO AVOID MDY 1S. WHEN I TOOK THE SECTOR IT WAS FAIRLY BUSY. IT GOT WORSE; I SHORTLY CALLED FOR A D-SIDE CTLR. THE FIRST ACFT TO CALL WAS CPR X RECHKING ON FREQ. I HAD NO DATA BLOCK. WHEN I TOOK THE DATA BLOCK (AFTER REQUEST TO R12); I ALSO TOOK ANOTHER DATA BLOCK AROUND PZD. APPARENTLY I ALSO TOOK ACR Y BACK FROM AUTO HDOF TO ZTL. AFTER CPR Z CLRED TFC NWBOUND I DSNDED HIM TO FL200 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER TURNED HIM TO A 030 HDG. THE STRONG W WIND MADE THE TURN EXTREMELY SLOW AND BEFORE HE CLRED THE SBOUND TFC; HE HAD BLOWN E SO FAR THAT ANOTHER TURN WAS GIVEN (350 DEGS). CPR X WAS DSNDED TO 190 BUT SEPARATION HAD BEEN LOST. AT THIS SAME TIME FRAME; ACR Y CROSSED THE ZTL BOUNDARY WITHOUT A HDOF. THE SCOPE DURING THIS TIME WAS FLICKERING. IT WAS SOON REPLACED. KEY FACTORS INCLUDE THE WIND; THE FACT THAT MDY 3 IS NOW FURTHER S CAUSING MORE VECTORING; HIGH ALT TURB CAUSING HIGH ALT ACFT INTO LOW STRATA. I WAS ALSO UP LATE AND OFTEN DURING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS SICK. AFTER FURTHER CONSULTATIONS ; I FEEL CPR Z DID NOT COMPLY PROMPTLY WITH HIS TURN AND SHALL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ERROR AND POSSIBLY THE DEV.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.