Ground controller in training confused communication with a taxiing aircraft regarding an intersecti...

Attributes
ACN	955522
Time
Date	201106
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Airbus 318/319/320/321 Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Ground Trainee
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Developmental
Person 2
Function	Ground Instructor
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

A C210 was taxied to runway 18L full length initially. The aircraft requested an intersection 'a' departure. I informed the pilot there was a 3 minute wake turbulence delay from a. The pilot said 'we can take that'; I was confused so I asked the pilot; 'confirm you can't accept that'. The pilot said we can; so I taxied them to runway 18L for an intersection a departure and said; 'I understand you are waiving the wake?' the strip I gave to local control had the word 'waive' written on it and I coordinated the intersection departure and informed the local controller that the C210 will waive the wake. The airbus departed and less than one minute later the C210 departed. It was a communication break down from the pilot to me. I thought I heard something else. The only recommendation I have is to make sure that what is said and what I thought is said is the same thing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Ground Controller in training confused communication with a taxiing aircraft regarding an intersection departure 'wake turbulence' waiver resulting in a less than standard separation take off event.

Narrative: A C210 was taxied to Runway 18L full length initially. The aircraft requested an Intersection 'A' departure. I informed the pilot there was a 3 minute wake turbulence delay from A. The pilot said 'we can take that'; I was confused so I asked the pilot; 'confirm you can't accept that'. The pilot said we can; so I taxied them to Runway 18L for an Intersection A departure and said; 'I understand you are waiving the wake?' The strip I gave to Local Control had the word 'waive' written on it and I coordinated the intersection departure and informed the Local Controller that the C210 will waive the wake. The Airbus departed and less than one minute later the C210 departed. It was a communication break down from the pilot to me. I thought I heard something else. The only recommendation I have is to make sure that what is said and what I thought is said is the same thing.

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.

Ground controller in training confused communication with a taxiing aircraft regarding an intersection departure 'wake turbulence' waiver resulting in a less than standard separation take off event.