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Medium large transport cleared into position and hold on runway, questions clearance due to small aircraft on final. Tower controller had forgotten the small aircraft and cancelld the mlt clearance onto the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 158856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sln |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 158856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Small aircraft Y had left another runway where several were in pattern to land on runway 17 (#3 on final). After 2 landed mlt X called ready for takeoff and was told to taxi into position and hold. Navy pilot then asked about small aircraft Y on final. Controller (me) had forgotten him in the haze on final to that runway. Controller cancelled previous clearance and told him to hold short. Small transport Y was on half mi final and was then cleared to land. I have controled long enough to know better! The small aircraft was on my list of on the other runway and I had not moved him over on my pad when I cleared him for new runway. In hazy conditions he was easy to miss. I thanked the mlt and am embarrassed. It was a 'kick in the butt' for me to be more careful!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG CLEARED INTO POSITION AND HOLD ON RWY, QUESTIONS CLRNC DUE TO SMA ON FINAL. TWR CTLR HAD FORGOTTEN THE SMA AND CANCELLD THE MLT CLRNC ONTO THE RWY.
Narrative: SMA Y HAD L ANOTHER RWY WHERE SEVERAL WERE IN PATTERN TO LAND ON RWY 17 (#3 ON FINAL). AFTER 2 LANDED MLT X CALLED READY FOR TKOF AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. NAVY PLT THEN ASKED ABOUT SMA Y ON FINAL. CTLR (ME) HAD FORGOTTEN HIM IN THE HAZE ON FINAL TO THAT RWY. CTLR CANCELLED PREVIOUS CLRNC AND TOLD HIM TO HOLD SHORT. SMT Y WAS ON HALF MI FINAL AND WAS THEN CLRED TO LAND. I HAVE CTLED LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER! THE SMA WAS ON MY LIST OF ON THE OTHER RWY AND I HAD NOT MOVED HIM OVER ON MY PAD WHEN I CLRED HIM FOR NEW RWY. IN HAZY CONDITIONS HE WAS EASY TO MISS. I THANKED THE MLT AND AM EMBARRASSED. IT WAS A 'KICK IN THE BUTT' FOR ME TO BE MORE CAREFUL!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.