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ATCT ground controller at tys claims control tower is not high enough to see ground traffic incursions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 573415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tys.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tys.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 15 flight time total : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 573415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic none taken : unable other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The C182 was told to taxi to runway 23L. He taxied past the hold short line and onto the runway. As our tower is less than 1/2 the height it should be, per FAA standards, I was unable to see the aircraft was going on the runway until he had already entered it. The PC12 was 1/4 mi final and had to be moved to runway 23.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT GND CTLR AT TYS CLAIMS CTL TWR IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO SEE GND TFC INCURSIONS.
Narrative: THE C182 WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO RWY 23L. HE TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND ONTO THE RWY. AS OUR TWR IS LESS THAN 1/2 THE HEIGHT IT SHOULD BE, PER FAA STANDARDS, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ACFT WAS GOING ON THE RWY UNTIL HE HAD ALREADY ENTERED IT. THE PC12 WAS 1/4 MI FINAL AND HAD TO BE MOVED TO RWY 23.
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.