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Poc controller expressed concern regarding a supervisor controller's comments about taxi procedures being utilized which caused a distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 703297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : poc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground controller : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 5 flight time total : 720 |
| ASRS Report | 703297 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Working ground control position; aircraft #1; C152 was taxiing eastbound on the north taxiway to the end of runway 26R at brackett airport. Aircraft #2; also a C152; exited runway 26R at taxiway east. The 2 planes are now facing each other quite a distance apart but the taxiway is not wide enough to allow for the 2 planes to pass opposite direction. I requested local control use of the north runway to allow for a back taxi operation. At this point the tower chief demanded that I taxi the aircraft through a non-movement area; something I try to avoid. I could not find a reference in the 7110.65 that allows me to control an aircraft through a non-movement area. In this case the tower chief created an unsafe situation. Demanded that I work the airplanes the way he tells me; and does this while being distracting to the operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POC CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING A SUPVR CTLR'S COMMENTS ABOUT TAXI PROCS BEING UTILIZED WHICH CAUSED A DISTR.
Narrative: WORKING GND CTL POS; ACFT #1; C152 WAS TAXIING EBOUND ON THE N TXWY TO THE END OF RWY 26R AT BRACKETT ARPT. ACFT #2; ALSO A C152; EXITED RWY 26R AT TXWY E. THE 2 PLANES ARE NOW FACING EACH OTHER QUITE A DISTANCE APART BUT THE TXWY IS NOT WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR THE 2 PLANES TO PASS OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I REQUESTED LCL CTL USE OF THE N RWY TO ALLOW FOR A BACK TAXI OP. AT THIS POINT THE TWR CHIEF DEMANDED THAT I TAXI THE ACFT THROUGH A NON-MOVEMENT AREA; SOMETHING I TRY TO AVOID. I COULD NOT FIND A REF IN THE 7110.65 THAT ALLOWS ME TO CTL AN ACFT THROUGH A NON-MOVEMENT AREA. IN THIS CASE THE TWR CHIEF CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION. DEMANDED THAT I WORK THE AIRPLANES THE WAY HE TELLS ME; AND DOES THIS WHILE BEING DISTRACTING TO THE OP.
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.