 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
ATCT local controller, working all tower position combined, told a PA28 to report turning final and in the meantime cleared a PA32 for takeoff. The PA32 saw the PA28 on a short final and held his position. The reporter then saw the PA28 and canceled the takeoff clearance for the PA32. Reporter says staffing too short and approach control not coordinating properly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lns |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lns tower : lns |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local controller : ground controller : clearance delivery |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 14 flight time total : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 361050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
No staffing. I was on duty with all position combined, moderate traffic. Approach couldn't get me to give me inbounds, so they did not give them. They just cleared them for the approach then switched them. PA28 inbound PA32 departing PA32 called ready. PA28 was not in sight and instructed to report turning final. He never reported. I cleared the PA32 for takeoff, never saw PA28 on short final. (He was obstructed by bottom of tower shade.) PA32 held short, I canceled takeoff clearance. Too short staffed, too busy, pilots not following instructions, approach control screw-ups. P.south. Lancaster does not have a BRITE.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR, WORKING ALL TWR POS COMBINED, TOLD A PA28 TO RPT TURNING FINAL AND IN THE MEANTIME CLRED A PA32 FOR TKOF. THE PA32 SAW THE PA28 ON A SHORT FINAL AND HELD HIS POS. THE RPTR THEN SAW THE PA28 AND CANCELED THE TKOF CLRNC FOR THE PA32. RPTR SAYS STAFFING TOO SHORT AND APCH CTL NOT COORDINATING PROPERLY.
Narrative: NO STAFFING. I WAS ON DUTY WITH ALL POS COMBINED, MODERATE TFC. APCH COULDN'T GET ME TO GIVE ME INBOUNDS, SO THEY DID NOT GIVE THEM. THEY JUST CLRED THEM FOR THE APCH THEN SWITCHED THEM. PA28 INBOUND PA32 DEPARTING PA32 CALLED READY. PA28 WAS NOT IN SIGHT AND INSTRUCTED TO RPT TURNING FINAL. HE NEVER RPTED. I CLRED THE PA32 FOR TKOF, NEVER SAW PA28 ON SHORT FINAL. (HE WAS OBSTRUCTED BY BOTTOM OF TWR SHADE.) PA32 HELD SHORT, I CANCELED TKOF CLRNC. TOO SHORT STAFFED, TOO BUSY, PLTS NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, APCH CTL SCREW-UPS. P.S. LANCASTER DOES NOT HAVE A BRITE.
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.