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Tower controller reported working a mix of several helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Reporter forgot about a tug crossing the runway and cleared one fixed wing for takeoff. The aircraft aborted due to the tug crossing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912754 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 2200 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
My traffic was a C172; inbound on the GPS runway 30 approach for a missed approach; a helicopter transitioning through the airspace from south to north at 2;000; two helicopters in the charlie pattern and one in the alpha pattern. Aircraft X called ready for takeoff runway 20 and was advised to hold short; awaiting IFR release. At another helicopter was cleared for the charlie pattern. Then; after being released; aircraft X was cleared for takeoff. After not powering up; one minute later they reported they had aborted and asked if they were still cleared for takeoff. I said yes after observing that a tug was clear of the runway. Recommendation; utilize something; either a physical object or the runway incursion device; after ground control has coordinated a runway crossing with local control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller reported working a mix of several helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. Reporter forgot about a tug crossing the runway and cleared one fixed wing for takeoff. The aircraft aborted due to the tug crossing.
Narrative: My traffic was a C172; inbound on the GPS Runway 30 approach for a missed approach; a helicopter transitioning through the airspace from south to north at 2;000; two helicopters in the Charlie Pattern and one in the Alpha Pattern. Aircraft X called ready for takeoff Runway 20 and was advised to hold short; awaiting IFR release. At another helicopter was cleared for the Charlie Pattern. Then; after being released; Aircraft X was cleared for takeoff. After not powering up; one minute later they reported they had aborted and asked if they were still cleared for takeoff. I said yes after observing that a tug was clear of the runway. Recommendation; utilize something; either a physical object or the Runway Incursion Device; after Ground Control has coordinated a runway crossing with Local Control.
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.