Mgm controller described an apparent conflict in the FAA ATC 7110.65 order and information issued to...

Narrative:

On feb/tue/07; I received an e-mail from the FAA entitled; 'information-taxi into position and hold (tiph) -- guidance for pilots notice number: NOTC0780.' in a rather roundabout way; it directed me to a document which is apparently intended to alert pilots nationally to new; improved tiph procedures which started the day before the e-mail was sent. In the middle of this document; in bold letters; is the following guidance; 'never land on a runway occupied by another aircraft of any kind; even if you have received a landing clearance.' unfortunately; this conflicts directly with FAA order 7110.65; paragraph 3-10-3; which says controllers can clear a CAT 1 aircraft to land behind a CAT 1 or 2 aircraft which is at least 3000 ft down the runway and a CAT 2 aircraft to land behind a CAT 1 or 2 aircraft which is at least 4500 ft down the runway. FAA safety may well cause safety concerns when pilots refuse to accept a legal landing on a runway that is occupied by a previous arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MGM CTLR DESCRIBED AN APPARENT CONFLICT IN THE FAA ATC 7110.65 ORDER AND INFORMATION ISSUED TO PLTS REGARDING TIPH PROCS VIA NOTICE E-MAIL.

Narrative: ON FEB/TUE/07; I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE FAA ENTITLED; 'INFO-TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD (TIPH) -- GUIDANCE FOR PLTS NOTICE NUMBER: NOTC0780.' IN A RATHER ROUNDABOUT WAY; IT DIRECTED ME TO A DOCUMENT WHICH IS APPARENTLY INTENDED TO ALERT PLTS NATIONALLY TO NEW; IMPROVED TIPH PROCS WHICH STARTED THE DAY BEFORE THE E-MAIL WAS SENT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS DOCUMENT; IN BOLD LETTERS; IS THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE; 'NEVER LAND ON A RWY OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER ACFT OF ANY KIND; EVEN IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LNDG CLRNC.' UNFORTUNATELY; THIS CONFLICTS DIRECTLY WITH FAA ORDER 7110.65; PARAGRAPH 3-10-3; WHICH SAYS CTLRS CAN CLR A CAT 1 ACFT TO LAND BEHIND A CAT 1 OR 2 ACFT WHICH IS AT LEAST 3000 FT DOWN THE RWY AND A CAT 2 ACFT TO LAND BEHIND A CAT 1 OR 2 ACFT WHICH IS AT LEAST 4500 FT DOWN THE RWY. FAA SAFETY MAY WELL CAUSE SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN PLTS REFUSE TO ACCEPT A LEGAL LNDG ON A RWY THAT IS OCCUPIED BY A PREVIOUS ARR.

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.

Attributes
ACN	726468
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mgm.tower
State Reference	AL
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 19 controller supervisory : 2 controller time certified in position1 : 2
ASRS Report	726468
Events
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA

Mgm controller described an apparent conflict in the FAA ATC 7110.65 order and information issued to pilots regarding tiph procedures via notice e-mail.