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Las tower supervisor describes conflict on runway as local controller crossed traffic in front of departure aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 674722 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 674722 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Air carrier X was cleared for takeoff. Another aircraft was taxied into position and hold. The second aircraft said he was not ready. The controller said to cancel takeoff clearance and forgot about the first air carrier X taking off. Then the controller crossed air carrier Y in front of the first air carrier X aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LAS TWR SUPVR DESCRIBES CONFLICT ON RWY AS LCL CTLR CROSSED TFC IN FRONT OF DEP ACFT.
Narrative: ACR X WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. ANOTHER ACFT WAS TAXIED INTO POS AND HOLD. THE SECOND ACFT SAID HE WAS NOT READY. THE CTLR SAID TO CANCEL TKOF CLRNC AND FORGOT ABOUT THE FIRST ACR X TAKING OFF. THEN THE CTLR CROSSED ACR Y IN FRONT OF THE FIRST ACR X ACFT.
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.