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Btv ground controller observes and perceives incorrect application of ATC procedures by supervisor, local controller. Reporter concerned with possibility of recrimination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429999 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : btv.tower |
| State Reference | VT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btv.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btv.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 17 controller radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 429999 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
The local controller was a supervisor with 20+ yrs ATC experience. While I was on ground control I witnessed him exercise control over numerous aircraft in conflict with our facility SOP. He instructed aircraft to 'square base to final,' 'reduce to final approach speed,' and alter route of flight -- while other traffic were being radar vectored to be sequenced behind aircraft on tower frequency. The results of this man's actions were a radar sequence, with aircraft reduced speeds unknown to approach control. The final straw for me, when, as a result of his poor knowledge and application of ATC procedures, he had a system error, with a BE02 (B190, aircraft X) landing on runway 33, with a C172 (aircraft Y) landing on runway 1, with a wet and icy runway. The runway 1 traffic landing with winds 300 degrees at 15 KTS. This is a supervisor, and there are genuine fears of recrimination!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BTV GND CTLR OBSERVES AND PERCEIVES INCORRECT APPLICATION OF ATC PROCS BY SUPVR, LCL CTLR. RPTR CONCERNED WITH POSSIBILITY OF RECRIMINATION.
Narrative: THE LCL CTLR WAS A SUPVR WITH 20+ YRS ATC EXPERIENCE. WHILE I WAS ON GND CTL I WITNESSED HIM EXERCISE CTL OVER NUMEROUS ACFT IN CONFLICT WITH OUR FACILITY SOP. HE INSTRUCTED ACFT TO 'SQUARE BASE TO FINAL,' 'REDUCE TO FINAL APCH SPD,' AND ALTER RTE OF FLT -- WHILE OTHER TFC WERE BEING RADAR VECTORED TO BE SEQUENCED BEHIND ACFT ON TWR FREQ. THE RESULTS OF THIS MAN'S ACTIONS WERE A RADAR SEQUENCE, WITH ACFT REDUCED SPDS UNKNOWN TO APCH CTL. THE FINAL STRAW FOR ME, WHEN, AS A RESULT OF HIS POOR KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF ATC PROCS, HE HAD A SYS ERROR, WITH A BE02 (B190, ACFT X) LNDG ON RWY 33, WITH A C172 (ACFT Y) LNDG ON RWY 1, WITH A WET AND ICY RWY. THE RWY 1 TFC LNDG WITH WINDS 300 DEGS AT 15 KTS. THIS IS A SUPVR, AND THERE ARE GENUINE FEARS OF RECRIMINATION!
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.