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Multiple runway operation parallel runways controller cannot tell if aircraft are lined up for correct runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 304765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 304765 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Due to the ht of the tower I was unable to tell which runway planes were lined up for. With construction it's bad but it will be even worse when the parallel reopens. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated there are no extended runway ctrlines depicted on the dbrite radar. Analyst suggest this might help identify which runway aircraft are lined up on. Reporter said this would not help and the only solution was a new tower which was higher. Facility quality assurance specialist agreed with reporter. Facility manager stated a new higher tower would help but that was not in the mill. Analyst suggested an extended centerline on the video map from between the runways might help controller tell which runway the aircraft are lined up for.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE RWY OP PARALLEL RWYS CTLR CANNOT TELL IF ACFT ARE LINED UP FOR CORRECT RWY.
Narrative: DUE TO THE HT OF THE TWR I WAS UNABLE TO TELL WHICH RWY PLANES WERE LINED UP FOR. WITH CONSTRUCTION IT'S BAD BUT IT WILL BE EVEN WORSE WHEN THE PARALLEL REOPENS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THERE ARE NO EXTENDED RWY CTRLINES DEPICTED ON THE DBRITE RADAR. ANALYST SUGGEST THIS MIGHT HELP IDENT WHICH RWY ACFT ARE LINED UP ON. RPTR SAID THIS WOULD NOT HELP AND THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS A NEW TWR WHICH WAS HIGHER. FACILITY QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST AGREED WITH RPTR. FACILITY MGR STATED A NEW HIGHER TWR WOULD HELP BUT THAT WAS NOT IN THE MILL. ANALYST SUGGESTED AN EXTENDED CTRLINE ON THE VIDEO MAP FROM BTWN THE RWYS MIGHT HELP CTLR TELL WHICH RWY THE ACFT ARE LINED UP FOR.
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.