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Air carrier captain reported an unsafe situation when only one tower controller was operating all frequencies at the fll tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1603980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FLL.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
It's beyond ridiculous that there would ever be only 1 person working the fll tower; I really don't care what time it is. Tower; ground; and ramp control all handled by one human is unsafe. Like I said; it was fairly busy; but even if it wasn't; shouldn't there be a bare minimum of 2 people in the tower for the same reasons we are required to have 2 people in the cockpit?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported an unsafe situation when only one Tower Controller was operating all frequencies at the FLL Tower.
Narrative: It's beyond ridiculous that there would ever be only 1 person working the FLL Tower; I really don't care what time it is. Tower; Ground; and Ramp Control all handled by one human is unsafe. Like I said; it was fairly busy; but even if it wasn't; shouldn't there be a bare minimum of 2 people in the Tower for the same reasons we are required to have 2 people in the cockpit?
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.