 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Rvs controller failed to observe delayed takeoff which resulted in less than required separation with landing aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 660849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rvs.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rvs.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rvs.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 660849 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
C152; cleared to land runway 1L. Subsequently; C172 cleared for takeoff. 1 min elapsed; C172 had delayed on runway and was not 3000 ft down the runway when C152 crossed the runway threshold. I was distraction by a helicopter that had departed and had radio difficulties. There were many people in the tower during shift change.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RVS CTLR FAILED TO OBSERVE DELAYED TKOF WHICH RESULTED IN LESS THAN REQUIRED SEPARATION WITH LNDG ACFT.
Narrative: C152; CLRED TO LAND RWY 1L. SUBSEQUENTLY; C172 CLRED FOR TKOF. 1 MIN ELAPSED; C172 HAD DELAYED ON RWY AND WAS NOT 3000 FT DOWN THE RWY WHEN C152 CROSSED THE RWY THRESHOLD. I WAS DISTR BY A HELI THAT HAD DEPARTED AND HAD RADIO DIFFICULTIES. THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE IN THE TWR DURING SHIFT CHANGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.