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A departing aircraft reported engine trouble and intent to land on a closed runway occupied by personnel. Tower controller took action to remove personnel and informed the aircraft to 'proceed as requested.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1009036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
A PA28 was departing runway 23. On upwind the pilot reported engine problems and stated he was landing runway 10. Runway 10 was closed with personnel on the runway. I told the aircraft to 'proceed as requested' and instructed the ground controller to get the people off of runway 10. At the time the pilot requested to use runway 10 I was on the crash phone calling the alert and I was also trying to get the people off of the runway. The pilot; who I believed was in training; was on short final. I use 'proceed as requested' as a quick response to a low time pilot. I think the pilot was requesting a landing clearance. I was not going to issue a clearance to a closed runway. I did not use .65 phraseology about closed runways because at the time I did not think the pilot would understand.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A departing aircraft reported engine trouble and intent to land on a closed runway occupied by personnel. Tower Controller took action to remove personnel and informed the aircraft to 'proceed as requested.'
Narrative: A PA28 was departing Runway 23. On upwind the pilot reported engine problems and stated he was landing Runway 10. Runway 10 was closed with personnel on the runway. I told the aircraft to 'proceed as requested' and instructed the Ground Controller to get the people off of Runway 10. At the time the pilot requested to use Runway 10 I was on the crash phone calling the alert and I was also trying to get the people off of the runway. The pilot; who I believed was in training; was on short final. I use 'proceed as requested' as a quick response to a low time pilot. I think the pilot was requesting a landing clearance. I was not going to issue a clearance to a closed runway. I did not use .65 phraseology about closed runways because at the time I did not think the pilot would understand.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.