 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Fwa approach controller turns inbound C172 off final approach when observing opposite direction PA28 on climb out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fwa.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : fwa.tracon tower : fwa.tower tracon : tpa.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 509168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : conflict alert atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 125 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
C172, aircraft X, on vector to downwind runway 23, tower approved minimums. PA28 departed runway 23 into aircraft X, by the tower controller. Radar controller gave emergency vector to aircraft X who barely missed the PA28. Normal procedure when minimums approved by tower is to depart runway heading to avoid downwind traffic. It should be noted that the tower controller was decertified on radar less than 1 hour earlier due to another operational error, and it is this controller's opinion that the tower controller should not have been assigned to work local control so soon after having an error. Management stated that said controller was not being charged with any operrors but they sent him home because he did not seem to be able to concentrate enough to work.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FWA APCH CTLR TURNS INBOUND C172 OFF FINAL APCH WHEN OBSERVING OPPOSITE DIRECTION PA28 ON CLBOUT.
Narrative: C172, ACFT X, ON VECTOR TO DOWNWIND RWY 23, TWR APPROVED MINIMUMS. PA28 DEPARTED RWY 23 INTO ACFT X, BY THE TWR CTLR. RADAR CTLR GAVE EMER VECTOR TO ACFT X WHO BARELY MISSED THE PA28. NORMAL PROC WHEN MINIMUMS APPROVED BY TWR IS TO DEPART RWY HDG TO AVOID DOWNWIND TFC. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE TWR CTLR WAS DECERTIFIED ON RADAR LESS THAN 1 HR EARLIER DUE TO ANOTHER OPERROR, AND IT IS THIS CTLR'S OPINION THAT THE TWR CTLR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO WORK LCL CTL SO SOON AFTER HAVING AN ERROR. MGMNT STATED THAT SAID CTLR WAS NOT BEING CHARGED WITH ANY OPERRORS BUT THEY SENT HIM HOME BECAUSE HE DID NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ENOUGH TO WORK.
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.