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Bos ground controller experienced operational error when failing to remember they had authorized use of runway and then issued crossing clearance to taxiing aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 4 controller radar : 1 flight time total : 680 |
| ASRS Report | 802125 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Landing runway 27 and runway 32. Departing runway 33L. Aircraft X's airlines seems to only have performance number to runway 4R or runway 22L; and they always ask for it. They need runway 4R which is an off runway and confign request. I taxied them out to that area; gave up the runway. I forgot about them and continued to cross runway 4R midfield. Aircraft X was cleared for takeoff on runway 4R and an MD80 was still taxiing out on taxiway C. I tried to stop MD80; but they had already crossed the hold line. Aircraft X takeoff clearance was canceled. The situation could have been avoided if aircraft X had the performance data for all runway at any airport where they are a user -- particularly in this situation; where they were not able to depart; the longest runway available at bos airport; which was also the most aligned with the wind at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BOS GND CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR WHEN FAILING TO REMEMBER THEY HAD AUTHORIZED USE OF RWY AND THEN ISSUED CROSSING CLRNC TO TAXIING ACFT.
Narrative: LNDG RWY 27 AND RWY 32. DEPARTING RWY 33L. ACFT X'S AIRLINES SEEMS TO ONLY HAVE PERFORMANCE NUMBER TO RWY 4R OR RWY 22L; AND THEY ALWAYS ASK FOR IT. THEY NEED RWY 4R WHICH IS AN OFF RWY AND CONFIGN REQUEST. I TAXIED THEM OUT TO THAT AREA; GAVE UP THE RWY. I FORGOT ABOUT THEM AND CONTINUED TO CROSS RWY 4R MIDFIELD. ACFT X WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 4R AND AN MD80 WAS STILL TAXIING OUT ON TXWY C. I TRIED TO STOP MD80; BUT THEY HAD ALREADY CROSSED THE HOLD LINE. ACFT X TKOF CLRNC WAS CANCELED. THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF ACFT X HAD THE PERFORMANCE DATA FOR ALL RWY AT ANY ARPT WHERE THEY ARE A USER -- PARTICULARLY IN THIS SIT; WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DEPART; THE LONGEST RWY AVAILABLE AT BOS ARPT; WHICH WAS ALSO THE MOST ALIGNED WITH THE WIND AT THAT TIME.
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.