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Tys ground controller challenges tys local controller's separation criteria and position situational awareness.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tys.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 981 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tys.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 : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Experience | controller radar : 10 flight time total : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 528055 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Local control was involved in some extra-curricular reading and not paying close attention to the position and aircraft. Aircraft #1 was making touch and go on runway 5R. Aircraft #2 landed runway 5L and was told to 'taxi to the ramp.' this clearance allowed aircraft #2 to cross an active runway. Aircraft #1 was lifting off from a touch and go, when I observed aircraft #2 appear to be taxiing too fast to hold short of runway 5R. I alerted local to this, and they said, 'oh, it's okay, the touch and go has been lifting off early.' this statement was obviously gross and careless neglect of the rules, and safety of the aircraft. Neither pilot saw the other aircraft. Later on, local control claims the crossing aircraft was clear of the runway before the touch-and-go crossed the landing threshold. This was a lie and since no one else observed it happened, was determined to be a non-event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TYS GND CTLR CHALLENGES TYS LCL CTLR'S SEPARATION CRITERIA AND POSITION SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
Narrative: LOCAL CONTROL WAS INVOLVED IN SOME EXTRA-CURRICULAR READING AND NOT PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE POSITION AND AIRCRAFT. ACFT #1 WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 5R. ACFT #2 LANDED RUNWAY 5L AND WAS TOLD TO 'TAXI TO THE RAMP.' THIS CLEARANCE ALLOWED ACFT #2 TO CROSS AN ACTIVE RUNWAY. ACFT #1 WAS LIFTING OFF FROM A TOUCH AND GO, WHEN I OBSERVED ACFT #2 APPEAR TO BE TAXIING TOO FAST TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 5R. I ALERTED LOCAL TO THIS, AND THEY SAID, 'OH, IT'S OKAY, THE TOUCH AND GO HAS BEEN LIFTING OFF EARLY.' THIS STATEMENT WAS OBVIOUSLY GROSS AND CARELESS NEGLECT OF THE RULES, AND SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER PILOT SAW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. LATER ON, LOCAL CONTROL CLAIMS THE CROSSING ACFT WAS CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE TOUCH-AND-GO CROSSED THE LANDING THRESHOLD. THIS WAS A LIE AND SINCE NO ONE ELSE OBSERVED IT HAPPENED, WAS DETERMINED TO BE A NON-EVENT.
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.