CID DEP CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 4000 FT WHEN SECOND DEP TURNED INSIDE PREVIOUS DEP AND CLBED TO OCCUPIED ALT.
Synopsis
CID DEP CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR AT 4000 FT WHEN SECOND DEP TURNED INSIDE PREVIOUS DEP AND CLBED TO OCCUPIED ALT.
Narrative
I WAS WORKING RADAR COMBINED IN THE TWR. LCL CTL HAD LAUNCHED THE DC9 RWY HDG OFF RWY 27; WITH NO RESTR. I CLBED THE DC9 TO 10000 FT AND STARTED THE DC9 IN A L TURN TO THE S UNTIL HE COULD CLB ABOVE THE 3 ACFT ON FINAL AND VECTORS TO FINAL TO RWY 31. I THEN TURNED THE DC9 FURTHER TO A 130 DEG HDG. LCL THEN GAVE ME ANOTHER DEP; THE C525 ON A 180 HDG; CLBING TO 5000 FT. ON CONTACT; IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE C525 MIGHT NOT GET BEHIND THE DC9 AND DIVERGE; SO I TOLD HIM TO STOP HIS CLB AT 4000 FT. THE CITATION HAD A VERY HIGH RATE OF CLB AND HAD TURNED EXTREMELY TIGHT TO 180 DEGS. BY THE TIME THE C525 ACKNOWLEDGED THE STOP AT 4000 FT; HE WAS PAST IT AND STILL CLBING AND HAD TO DSND BACK. THE TIGHT TURN PUT HIM INSIDE THE DC9'S TRACK; COMBINED WITH THE DC9'S SLOW RATE OF CLB AND TURN; PUT THEM BOTH IN THE SAME AIRSPACE AT THE SAME TIME. CAUSAL FACTORS; IN MY OPINION: 1) LCL HAD JUST TAKEN THE POS. 2) THE PREVIOUS LCL CTLR HAD LAUNCHED THE DC9; THE RELIEVING CTLR LAUNCHED THE C525. 3) I WAS ABOUT TO BE RELIEVED AND WAS TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE ARRS. 4) UNUSUAL INFLUX OF INBOUNDS AND OUTBOUNDS; WHILE COMBINED IN THE TWR. 5) A STRONG N WIND ALOFT. 6) THE DC9 WOULD USUALLY GO ON A NE HDG; BUT FILED FOR AN ESE COURSE. 7) THE DC9 TURNED AND CLBED UNUSUALLY SLOW. 8) THE CITATION CLBED AND TURNED UNUSUALLY FAST; A NORMAL TURN WOULD HAVE HAD HIM DIVERGE CORRECTLY FROM THE DC9. 9) LCL WAS GETTING THE CITATION OUT BEFORE AN ARR ON RWY 31 (HITTING A SLOT; WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO TIPH). PREVENTION: LCL TO TAKE IT A BIT SLOWER RIGHT AFTER TAKING POS. MAYBE STICK WITH THE FAN-HEADINGS UNTIL THE FULL PICTURE IS UNDERSTOOD 100%. IF WE WERE ALLOWED TIPH (TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD) THE LCL CTLR MAY HAVE HAD THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE PICTURE CLOSER.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.