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TRACON controller reported they had to issue a go around and diversion to another runway due to a disabled aircraft on their runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GTF.Tower |
| State Reference | MT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Mustang (C510) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Approach |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
A VFR aircraft ground looped on the runway. While aircraft X was on final. The local controller who was also the controller in charge started the procedures for getting things taken care of. This caused the airport to close the runway and for me to cancel aircraft X's approach. While he was on final I asked him if he could take a different runway which he replied that he could. I cleared him for the visual approach and was going to switch him to the tower when I noticed that the local controller was very busy taking care of everything that was going on. I coordinated my control of aircraft X and cleared him to land on my frequency. A ground controller would have been nice or maybe even a stand alone controller in charge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRACON Controller reported they had to issue a go around and diversion to another runway due to a disabled aircraft on their runway.
Narrative: A VFR aircraft ground looped on the runway. While Aircraft X was on final. The local controller who was also the Controller in Charge started the procedures for getting things taken care of. This caused the airport to close the runway and for me to cancel Aircraft X's approach. While he was on final I asked him if he could take a different runway which he replied that he could. I cleared him for the Visual Approach and was going to switch him to the tower when I noticed that the Local Controller was very busy taking care of everything that was going on. I coordinated my control of Aircraft X and cleared him to land on my frequency. A Ground controller would have been nice or maybe even a stand alone Controller in Charge.
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.