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Pvd controller utilized other than SOP active runway for 2 departures due to wind component and was decertified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 719896 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pvd.tower |
| State Reference | RI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pvd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pvd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 719896 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
As the local controller; I determined it would be more safe to have air carrier X and air carrier Y depart pvd off other than the active runway because the winds were 260 degrees/05 KTS and the active was runway 5. Subsequently I utilized runway 23 for these 2 departures using my own discretion and was decertified for it. The pvd SOP is being too rigidly applied whereas safety is compromised as a rule. They care more that the SOP is followed without deviating at all than the common sense used by controllers. This is dangerous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVD CTLR UTILIZED OTHER THAN SOP ACTIVE RWY FOR 2 DEPS DUE TO WIND COMPONENT AND WAS DECERTIFIED.
Narrative: AS THE LCL CTLR; I DETERMINED IT WOULD BE MORE SAFE TO HAVE ACR X AND ACR Y DEPART PVD OFF OTHER THAN THE ACTIVE RWY BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE 260 DEGS/05 KTS AND THE ACTIVE WAS RWY 5. SUBSEQUENTLY I UTILIZED RWY 23 FOR THESE 2 DEPS USING MY OWN DISCRETION AND WAS DECERTIFIED FOR IT. THE PVD SOP IS BEING TOO RIGIDLY APPLIED WHEREAS SAFETY IS COMPROMISED AS A RULE. THEY CARE MORE THAT THE SOP IS FOLLOWED WITHOUT DEVIATING AT ALL THAN THE COMMON SENSE USED BY CTLRS. THIS IS DANGEROUS.
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.