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Tower local controller perceives that aircraft exhaust fume ingestion into tower air induction system has impaired his judgement when he recognizes that he has cleared a BE90 for takeoff with a BE02 on final. Controller takes action to resolve situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424668 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 424668 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Albany ATCT has been inundated with fumes that impair the judgement and memories of the controllers. I had cleared the BE02 (aircraft X) to land and had taxied the BE90 (aircraft Y) out to the runway. The BE90 called ready and I cleared him for takeoff with the BE02 on short final. I had forgotten about the BE02. After realizing my mistake, I canceled the takeoff clearance and rectified the situation. Ingestion of exhaust fumes was the primary cause of the lapse in judgement/memory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR LCL CTLR PERCEIVES THAT ACFT EXHAUST FUME INGESTION INTO TWR AIR INDUCTION SYS HAS IMPAIRED HIS JUDGEMENT WHEN HE RECOGNIZES THAT HE HAS CLRED A BE90 FOR TKOF WITH A BE02 ON FINAL. CTLR TAKES ACTION TO RESOLVE SIT.
Narrative: ALBANY ATCT HAS BEEN INUNDATED WITH FUMES THAT IMPAIR THE JUDGEMENT AND MEMORIES OF THE CTLRS. I HAD CLRED THE BE02 (ACFT X) TO LAND AND HAD TAXIED THE BE90 (ACFT Y) OUT TO THE RWY. THE BE90 CALLED READY AND I CLRED HIM FOR TKOF WITH THE BE02 ON SHORT FINAL. I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE BE02. AFTER REALIZING MY MISTAKE, I CANCELED THE TKOF CLRNC AND RECTIFIED THE SIT. INGESTION OF EXHAUST FUMES WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE LAPSE IN JUDGEMENT/MEMORY.
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.