Less than standard separation between small aircraft X and Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	131111
Time
Date	198912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : frg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 14
ASRS Report	131111
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	unspecified : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Small aircraft X and Y were allowed to land on the same runway (with trainers in progress). With less than standard separation, the local controller did not take a handle of the situation in due time to prevent this occurrence. Incident was not logged, nor trainers form made on the individual being trained. This incident occurred between 2 small aircraft's. The local controller should be aware at all times where his traffic is and pay stricter attention when trainers. Also, a lot of verbage between trainer and trainee should not occur while on position.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION BETWEEN SMA X AND Y. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: SMA X AND Y WERE ALLOWED TO LAND ON THE SAME RWY (WITH TRAINERS IN PROGRESS). WITH LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION, THE LCL CTLR DID NOT TAKE A HANDLE OF THE SITUATION IN DUE TIME TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE. INCIDENT WAS NOT LOGGED, NOR TRAINERS FORM MADE ON THE INDIVIDUAL BEING TRAINED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 2 SMA'S. THE LCL CTLR SHOULD BE AWARE AT ALL TIMES WHERE HIS TFC IS AND PAY STRICTER ATTN WHEN TRAINERS. ALSO, A LOT OF VERBAGE BETWEEN TRAINER AND TRAINEE SHOULD NOT OCCUR WHILE ON POSITION.

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.