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ATCT local controller encountered two on airport emergencys approximately 10 mins apart. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment response slowed due to off airport response and problems with airport access. Reporter concerned that city airport crash fire rescue equipment not on site.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397178 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cps |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller military : 7 controller non radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 397178 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
A C210 was on landing roll on a parallel runway 30R. It lost its brakes and went off the end of the runway. This report is about the emergency equipment. The airport I work at (cps) st louis downtown parks, does not have an on station fire department. This was the second of 2 incidents within 10 mins on parallel runways. The emergency equipment was already on station for the previous accident. The problem was that the equipment had to be called (911), they are volunteer fire department. I had to have a police officer in the tower to coordinate between the fire chief and myself. I also had to have a person from one of the FBO's and an airport authority/authorized person coordinate vehicle movement. I feel that if there was an on station fire department, response time, radio communications, confusion would have been minimized.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR ENCOUNTERED TWO ON ARPT EMERS APPROX 10 MINS APART. CFR EQUIP RESPONSE SLOWED DUE TO OFF ARPT RESPONSE AND PROBS WITH ARPT ACCESS. RPTR CONCERNED THAT CITY ARPT CFR NOT ON SITE.
Narrative: A C210 WAS ON LNDG ROLL ON A PARALLEL RWY 30R. IT LOST ITS BRAKES AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY. THIS RPT IS ABOUT THE EMER EQUIP. THE ARPT I WORK AT (CPS) ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN PARKS, DOES NOT HAVE AN ON STATION FIRE DEPT. THIS WAS THE SECOND OF 2 INCIDENTS WITHIN 10 MINS ON PARALLEL RWYS. THE EMER EQUIP WAS ALREADY ON STATION FOR THE PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROB WAS THAT THE EQUIP HAD TO BE CALLED (911), THEY ARE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. I HAD TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER IN THE TWR TO COORDINATE BTWN THE FIRE CHIEF AND MYSELF. I ALSO HAD TO HAVE A PERSON FROM ONE OF THE FBO'S AND AN ARPT AUTH PERSON COORDINATE VEHICLE MOVEMENT. I FEEL THAT IF THERE WAS AN ON STATION FIRE DEPT, RESPONSE TIME, RADIO COMS, CONFUSION WOULD HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED.
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.