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Cid controller does not check to see if runway is clear prior to clearing C421 for takeoff. Tower runway incursion device not activated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cid.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cid.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller radar : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 494650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 vertical : 700 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Activating the runway incursion device could have prevented the situation. Better scan of the runway could have prevented it also. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: tower specialist advised the runway incursion device is activated/deactivated at the local control position. When the local controller transmits, an electronic voice will transmit into the tower cabin attendant, 'check runway.' the specialist stated that the runway incursion device has widespread usage within the central region (ace).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CID CTLR DOES NOT CHK TO SEE IF RWY IS CLR PRIOR TO CLRING C421 FOR TKOF. TWR RWY INCURSION DEVICE NOT ACTIVATED.
Narrative: ACTIVATING THE RWY INCURSION DEVICE COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE SIT. BETTER SCAN OF THE RWY COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT ALSO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: TWR SPECIALIST ADVISED THE RWY INCURSION DEVICE IS ACTIVATED/DEACTIVATED AT THE LCL CTL POS. WHEN THE LCL CTLR XMITS, AN ELECTRONIC VOICE WILL XMIT INTO THE TWR CAB, 'CHK RWY.' THE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE RWY INCURSION DEVICE HAS WIDESPREAD USAGE WITHIN THE CENTRAL REGION (ACE).
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.