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Local controller described go around event when controller; with family concerns; was assigned to local control and made questionable spacing call.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 776283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Controller had requested sick leave; but due to staffing was denied. Supervisor had controller work local knowing he/she was concerned about family. Controller failed to follow 7110.65 procedures by allowing aircraft to taxi into position and hold when another aircraft was cleared to land same runway. Controller forgot about holding aircraft and when controller noticed they were going to lose separation tried to taxi aircraft clear of runway; which did not work and aircraft was sent around. Later; supervisor said that they should not have let controller work local under the circumstances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LCL CTLR DESCRIBED GAR EVENT WHEN CTLR; WITH FAMILY CONCERNS; WAS ASSIGNED TO LCL CTL AND MADE QUESTIONABLE SPACING CALL.
Narrative: CTLR HAD REQUESTED SICK LEAVE; BUT DUE TO STAFFING WAS DENIED. SUPVR HAD CTLR WORK LCL KNOWING HE/SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT FAMILY. CTLR FAILED TO FOLLOW 7110.65 PROCS BY ALLOWING ACFT TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD WHEN ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND SAME RWY. CTLR FORGOT ABOUT HOLDING ACFT AND WHEN CTLR NOTICED THEY WERE GOING TO LOSE SEPARATION TRIED TO TAXI ACFT CLR OF RWY; WHICH DID NOT WORK AND ACFT WAS SENT AROUND. LATER; SUPVR SAID THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE LET CTLR WORK LCL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.