Tower controller described a conflict event when directing a landing aircraft to exit runway 10R ont...

Attributes
ACN	972937
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Duchess 76
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Person 2
Function	Ground
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical

Narrative:

I had cleared a BE76 to land on runway 32. A C172 aircraft landed runway 10R; I was watching the aircraft that was landing behind him. There was plenty of separation and I could have turned him off on taxiway B but I chose to turn him off on runway 14. The runways do not intersect. I then noticed the BE76 on landing roll runway 32 and turned him off the runway at taxiway D; 3;140 ft remaining between aircraft. Recommendation; do not turn an aircraft off of one runway onto another runway that is active at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Tower Controller described a conflict event when directing a landing aircraft to exit Runway 10R onto Runway 14 with traffic landing Runway 32; resulting in minimal separation between the two aircraft.

Narrative: I had cleared a BE76 to land on Runway 32. A C172 aircraft landed Runway 10R; I was watching the aircraft that was landing behind him. There was plenty of separation and I could have turned him off on Taxiway B but I chose to turn him off on Runway 14. The Runways do not intersect. I then noticed the BE76 on landing roll Runway 32 and turned him off the runway at Taxiway D; 3;140 FT remaining between aircraft. Recommendation; do not turn an aircraft off of one runway onto another runway that is active at that time.

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.

Tower controller described a conflict event when directing a landing aircraft to exit runway 10R onto runway 14 with traffic landing runway 32; resulting in minimal separation between the two aircraft.