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Commuter captain complains that alb ATCT local controllers are not proficient at handling multiple runway operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 128145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 128145 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
This relates to no particular incident but I believe it could lead to one. Alb (ny) approach is now using 3 or 4 different frequencys very aggressively and not effectively. Very, very zone oriented. On occasion clearance will assign one, the tower will change it at the beginning of the takeoff roll (a very busy time) and then once contacted during gear retraction, departure will immediately change it again. All of this during a very busy and critical time. Both bos and lga are much easier to fly in and out of. For whatever reasons alb is totally incapable of intersecting runway operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER CAPT COMPLAINS THAT ALB ATCT LCL CTLRS ARE NOT PROFICIENT AT HANDLING MULTIPLE RWY OPERATION.
Narrative: THIS RELATES TO NO PARTICULAR INCIDENT BUT I BELIEVE IT COULD LEAD TO ONE. ALB (NY) APCH IS NOW USING 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT FREQS VERY AGGRESSIVELY AND NOT EFFECTIVELY. VERY, VERY ZONE ORIENTED. ON OCCASION CLRNC WILL ASSIGN ONE, THE TWR WILL CHANGE IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TKOF ROLL (A VERY BUSY TIME) AND THEN ONCE CONTACTED DURING GEAR RETRACTION, DEP WILL IMMEDIATELY CHANGE IT AGAIN. ALL OF THIS DURING A VERY BUSY AND CRITICAL TIME. BOTH BOS AND LGA ARE MUCH EASIER TO FLY IN AND OUT OF. FOR WHATEVER REASONS ALB IS TOTALLY INCAPABLE OF INTERSECTING RWY OPS.
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.