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Toa tower controller and GA pilot reported an aircraft possibly landed with an opposite direction traffic rolling on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1485353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TOA.Tower |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Rotorcraft Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 152 Flight Crew Total 10317 Flight Crew Type 3120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
The wind was shifting; I was cutting the ATIS and local control had noticed it was changing even more. I stopped cutting the ATIS so we could discuss the runway change. We had decided to change since aircraft X just went around due to the wind. Local control still had one more inbound and I did not hear local control give aircraft X any instructions as I was working on the ATIS and runway change. As I get done cutting the ATIS aircraft Y was landing roll and aircraft X was 1/4 mile away and descending to the runway. Aircraft X landed opposite direction about 20 seconds in before aircraft X. I held my comments about what happened to myself at that time so I could finish the weather input. I found out local control was telling me that he did not issue a landing clearance and instructed the pilot to go around. Not 5 minutes later we had a vehicle get onto the runway so that increased my workload and I called for relief. This became my focus now. I started completing the paperwork for the vehicle deviation and once dealing with the checklists noticed that odo (opposite direction operations) could be considered a significant event. I again reached out to a supervisor for guidance.hindsight is always 20/20. We don't see runway changes often; I should have waited on the ATIS and watched local control with the movement of traffic (local control is under 1 year certified).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TOA Tower Controller and GA pilot reported an aircraft possibly landed with an opposite direction traffic rolling on the runway.
Narrative: The wind was shifting; I was cutting the ATIS and local control had noticed it was changing even more. I stopped cutting the ATIS so we could discuss the runway change. We had decided to change since Aircraft X just went around due to the wind. Local control still had one more inbound and I did not hear local control give Aircraft X any instructions as I was working on the ATIS and runway change. As I get done cutting the ATIS Aircraft Y was landing roll and Aircraft X was 1/4 mile away and descending to the runway. Aircraft X landed opposite direction about 20 seconds in before Aircraft X. I held my comments about what happened to myself at that time so I could finish the weather input. I found out local control was telling me that he did not issue a landing clearance and instructed the pilot to go around. Not 5 minutes later we had a vehicle get onto the runway so that increased my workload and I called for relief. This became my focus now. I started completing the paperwork for the vehicle deviation and once dealing with the checklists noticed that ODO (opposite direction operations) could be considered a significant event. I again reached out to a supervisor for guidance.Hindsight is always 20/20. We don't see runway changes often; I should have waited on the ATIS and watched local control with the movement of traffic (local control is under 1 year certified).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.