Narrative:

I was working flight data. The controller next to me was working ground control and local control combined. Controller is a developmental training on radar but certified through the tower cabin attendant. I observed him clear an small aircraft X for takeoff on runway 14. He then switched small aircraft X to departure. He had taxied air carrier Y to runway 5. I heard him say air carrier Y cleared for takeoff, small aircraft traffic on short final. I looked out the tower window and saw small transport Z over the approach lights. I yelled 'that's not an small aircraft!' he said 'oh, this won't work' then transmits 'small aircraft X break it off to the left.' I again yell at him 'that's not small aircraft X.' he says nothing. Air carrier Y is on a takeoff roll and at rotation the small transport Z is about 50 ft above the runway and less than 1500 ft behind air carrier Y. Small transport Z had been cleared for the option. Controller says well I guess he doesn't want to do a touch-and-go, transmits 'small aircraft Z start your missed approach.' I watched as small transport Z started a slow, low, left turn out (I was worried about the wake turbulence created by air carrier Y so close in front of small transport Z). Controller handbook 7110.65 requires 6000 ft between the aircraft in this situation and a touch-and-go would not be allowed, paragraph 3-103. I reported it within 30 mins to the assistant manager. He did nothing about it to my knowledge except talk to controller who denied it. I reported it 4 days later to controller supervisor who did a data plot but because our equipment malfunctioned no data could be obtained. The assistant manager said no proof -- your word against his. (I had another witness who verified what I saw.) controller supervisor called me today and told me he is going to put controller on a performance improvement plan.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP INTERSECTING RWYS. SMT Z HAD LTSS FROM ACR Y SAME RWY OP. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING FLT DATA. THE CTLR NEXT TO ME WAS WORKING GND CTL AND LCL CTL COMBINED. CTLR IS A DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING ON RADAR BUT CERTIFIED THROUGH THE TWR CAB. I OBSERVED HIM CLR AN SMA X FOR TKOF ON RWY 14. HE THEN SWITCHED SMA X TO DEP. HE HAD TAXIED ACR Y TO RWY 5. I HEARD HIM SAY ACR Y CLRED FOR TKOF, SMA TFC ON SHORT FINAL. I LOOKED OUT THE TWR WINDOW AND SAW SMT Z OVER THE APCH LIGHTS. I YELLED 'THAT'S NOT AN SMA!' HE SAID 'OH, THIS WON'T WORK' THEN XMITS 'SMA X BREAK IT OFF TO THE L.' I AGAIN YELL AT HIM 'THAT'S NOT SMA X.' HE SAYS NOTHING. ACR Y IS ON A TKOF ROLL AND AT ROTATION THE SMT Z IS ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE RWY AND LESS THAN 1500 FT BEHIND ACR Y. SMT Z HAD BEEN CLRED FOR THE OPTION. CTLR SAYS WELL I GUESS HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO, XMITS 'SMA Z START YOUR MISSED APCH.' I WATCHED AS SMT Z STARTED A SLOW, LOW, L TURN OUT (I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE WAKE TURB CREATED BY ACR Y SO CLOSE IN FRONT OF SMT Z). CTLR HANDBOOK 7110.65 REQUIRES 6000 FT BTWN THE ACFT IN THIS SIT AND A TOUCH-AND-GO WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED, PARAGRAPH 3-103. I RPTED IT WITHIN 30 MINS TO THE ASSISTANT MGR. HE DID NOTHING ABOUT IT TO MY KNOWLEDGE EXCEPT TALK TO CTLR WHO DENIED IT. I RPTED IT 4 DAYS LATER TO CTLR SUPVR WHO DID A DATA PLOT BUT BECAUSE OUR EQUIP MALFUNCTIONED NO DATA COULD BE OBTAINED. THE ASSISTANT MGR SAID NO PROOF -- YOUR WORD AGAINST HIS. (I HAD ANOTHER WITNESS WHO VERIFIED WHAT I SAW.) CTLR SUPVR CALLED ME TODAY AND TOLD ME HE IS GOING TO PUT CTLR ON A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

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.