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Hou tower controller expressed concern regarding runway selection; influenced by command center pressure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 677976 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdg.tracon |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 23 controller time certified in position1 : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 677976 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Half of hobby airport closed due to construction. Surface wind was 180 degrees at 8 KTS and at 1000 ft it was 220 degrees at 23 KTS. We needed to be on runway 22 flow. Command center wanted us on runway 4 as it allows better arrival rate. Facility supervisor agreed to stay on runway 4 for a while. With this tailwind and construction; safety was compromised!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOU TWR CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING RWY SELECTION; INFLUENCED BY COMMAND CTR PRESSURE.
Narrative: HALF OF HOBBY ARPT CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. SURFACE WIND WAS 180 DEGS AT 8 KTS AND AT 1000 FT IT WAS 220 DEGS AT 23 KTS. WE NEEDED TO BE ON RWY 22 FLOW. COMMAND CTR WANTED US ON RWY 4 AS IT ALLOWS BETTER ARR RATE. FACILITY SUPVR AGREED TO STAY ON RWY 4 FOR A WHILE. WITH THIS TAILWIND AND CONSTRUCTION; SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED!
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.