OJT in progress and an fgt was allowed to land with another fgt still on the runway. System error.

Attributes
ACN	161567
Time
Date	199011
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btl
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	161567
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I am an fpl and was giving OJT on ground control and local control combined. We got extremely busy with varying performance characteristics aircraft. Because the trnee is almost checked out, I let him go as long as possible. My trnee put a flight of 2 fgt Y behind a single fgt X. Fgt X was still on the runway and I sent fgt Y around. Fgt Y/2, the second element, asked if he was cleared to land. I cleared him to land and said on the frequency, 'fgt X, no delay exiting, fgt on runway behind you.' it was a safe operation with the fgt X 5000' down the runway, but he hadn't cleared the runway yet. To have sent fgt Y/2 around would have created a real problem with the density of aircraft in the area. I should have taken the position away from the trnee sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OJT IN PROGRESS AND AN FGT WAS ALLOWED TO LAND WITH ANOTHER FGT STILL ON THE RWY. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: I AM AN FPL AND WAS GIVING OJT ON GND CTL AND LCL CTL COMBINED. WE GOT EXTREMELY BUSY WITH VARYING PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ACFT. BECAUSE THE TRNEE IS ALMOST CHKED OUT, I LET HIM GO AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. MY TRNEE PUT A FLT OF 2 FGT Y BEHIND A SINGLE FGT X. FGT X WAS STILL ON THE RWY AND I SENT FGT Y AROUND. FGT Y/2, THE SECOND ELEMENT, ASKED IF HE WAS CLRED TO LAND. I CLRED HIM TO LAND AND SAID ON THE FREQ, 'FGT X, NO DELAY EXITING, FGT ON RWY BEHIND YOU.' IT WAS A SAFE OPERATION WITH THE FGT X 5000' DOWN THE RWY, BUT HE HADN'T CLRED THE RWY YET. TO HAVE SENT FGT Y/2 AROUND WOULD HAVE CREATED A REAL PROB WITH THE DENSITY OF ACFT IN THE AREA. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE POS AWAY FROM THE TRNEE SOONER.

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.