<< >> NASA ASRS Report 889801, May 2010

Tol local controller described a departure event involving a flight of two military fighter aircraft; the first departing with the airport arresting gear in place on the wrong end of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	889801
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	TOL.Airport
State Reference	OH
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Fighter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

After a busy arrival push; a flight of two military fighter aircraft taxied to runway 07 via delta. After explaining to the military pilot why he had to depart via a right turn vs. A left turn the military aircraft departed. After the first aircraft departed; the local controller was notified that the wrong bak 14 cable had been raised on the approach end vs. The departure end. The cables were quickly switched before the 2nd fighter departed. No damage or incidents reported. Recommendation; panel that controls the bak 14 cables should be separated because both switches are with in 2 inches of each other.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TOL local controller described a departure event involving a flight of two military fighter aircraft; the first departing with the airport arresting gear in place on the wrong end of the runway.

Narrative: After a busy arrival push; a flight of two military fighter aircraft taxied to Runway 07 via Delta. After explaining to the military pilot why he had to depart via a right turn vs. a left turn the military aircraft departed. After the first aircraft departed; the Local Controller was notified that the wrong BAK 14 cable had been raised on the approach end vs. the departure end. The cables were quickly switched before the 2nd fighter departed. No damage or incidents reported. Recommendation; panel that controls the BAK 14 cables should be separated because both switches are with in 2 inches of each other.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.