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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469536 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 469536 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Aircraft Z helicopter, VFR, en route to 1700 ft AGL. Business aircraft west BE58, IFR at 4000 ft, arrival to alb, cargo air carrier Y cleared for takeoff, runway 1 at alb. Air carrier X cleared to land runway 1, helicopter Z 3 mi east alb sbound at 1700 ft, BE58 west 5 mi east alb wbound on vector to land runway 1 at 4000 ft. Air carrier Y aborted takeoff due to erratic engine reading. Air carrier X ,on a 1 mi final, instructed to go around, climb to 3000 ft and turn right heading 090 degrees. I was unable to turn air carrier X west and unable to allow runway heading due to slow moving traffic off departure end of runway 1 on a 340 degree heading. The helicopter Z was a conflict with air carrier X and so was aircraft west. Aircraft west was descending out of 4000 ft after air carrier Y switched to departure. When air carrier Y was issued climb to 3000 ft, the 4000 ft traffic (aircraft west) not a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ALB ATCT CTLR INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE ACFT OPERROR DUE TO TFC SIT.
Narrative: ACFT Z HELI, VFR, ENRTE TO 1700 FT AGL. BUSINESS ACFT W BE58, IFR AT 4000 FT, ARR TO ALB, CARGO ACR Y CLRED FOR TKOF, RWY 1 AT ALB. ACR X CLRED TO LAND RWY 1, HELI Z 3 MI E ALB SBOUND AT 1700 FT, BE58 W 5 MI E ALB WBOUND ON VECTOR TO LAND RWY 1 AT 4000 FT. ACR Y ABORTED TKOF DUE TO ERRATIC ENG READING. ACR X ,ON A 1 MI FINAL, INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND, CLB TO 3000 FT AND TURN R HDG 090 DEGS. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN ACR X W AND UNABLE TO ALLOW RWY HDG DUE TO SLOW MOVING TFC OFF DEP END OF RWY 1 ON A 340 DEG HDG. THE HELI Z WAS A CONFLICT WITH ACR X AND SO WAS ACFT W. ACFT W WAS DSNDING OUT OF 4000 FT AFTER ACR Y SWITCHED TO DEP. WHEN ACR Y WAS ISSUED CLB TO 3000 FT, THE 4000 FT TFC (ACFT W) NOT A FACTOR.
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.