Small aircraft X takeoff opposite direction same runway as small aircraft Y landing. Small aircraft X abort takeoff. Small aircraft Y go around evasive action taken. System error.

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Attributes
ACN	213407
Time
Date	199206
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : eyw tower : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 7
ASRS Report	213407
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I cleared small aircraft X for takeoff off runway 9. I earlier had cleared small aircraft Y on a surveillance approach to runway 27 to land. Small aircraft Y was still on nqx approach control frequency (as he should be) I forgot about small aircraft Y and as small aircraft X taxied on the runway he noticed small aircraft Y landing on runway 27 and said to me, I told small aircraft X to taxi off the runway. Small aircraft Y checked on frequency and said she was going around. Had I done a right scan as I usually do I would have seen small aircraft Y on final to runway 27 and I would not have cleared small aircraft X for takeoff. I've become to complacent at work, but this surely 'woke' me up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X TKOF OPPOSITE DIRECTION SAME RWY AS SMA Y LNDG. SMA X ABORT TKOF. SMA Y GAR EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: I CLRED SMA X FOR TKOF OFF RWY 9. I EARLIER HAD CLRED SMA Y ON A SURVEILLANCE APCH TO RWY 27 TO LAND. SMA Y WAS STILL ON NQX APCH CTL FREQ (AS HE SHOULD BE) I FORGOT ABOUT SMA Y AND AS SMA X TAXIED ON THE RWY HE NOTICED SMA Y LNDG ON RWY 27 AND SAID TO ME, I TOLD SMA X TO TAXI OFF THE RWY. SMA Y CHKED ON FREQ AND SAID SHE WAS GOING AROUND. HAD I DONE A R SCAN AS I USUALLY DO I WOULD HAVE SEEN SMA Y ON FINAL TO RWY 27 AND I WOULD NOT HAVE CLRED SMA X FOR TKOF. I'VE BECOME TO COMPLACENT AT WORK, BUT THIS SURELY 'WOKE' ME UP.

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.