Dab controller described a technical loss of separation event during a lahso operation resulting fro...

Attributes
ACN	983998
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	DAB.Airport
State Reference	FL
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	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Ground
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Person 2
Function	Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I was working ground control. Construction was in progress on taxiway whiskey and papa (two frequently used routes). All aircraft needed to cross runway 7L had to use runway 16 or taxiway echo. Aircraft Y was inbound on runway 16 to hold short of runway 7L. Cab coordinated/requested that I release runway 16 north of runway 7L to local control which I did; after issuing hold short instructions to those aircraft previously cleared to cross. Aircraft X called ready to taxi back to the ramp from runway 7R and runway 16. I already had several aircraft on taxiway echo waiting to cross 7L so I instructed aircraft X to taxi straight ahead on runway 16 and hold short of runway 7L. At that moment; it did not occur to me that I could only use my portion of the runway to cross aircraft; not to taxi them. No traffic was issued to either aircraft X or aircraft Y. Both aircraft were instructed to old short of runway 7L; one from the north and one from the south; which they complied with. Not having construction going on during peak hours would have helped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAB Controller described a technical loss of separation event during a LAHSO operation resulting from confused coordination efforts between positions in the Tower; listing construction as a contributing factor.

Narrative: I was working Ground Control. Construction was in progress on Taxiway Whiskey and Papa (two frequently used routes). All aircraft needed to cross Runway 7L had to use Runway 16 or Taxiway Echo. Aircraft Y was inbound on Runway 16 to hold short of Runway 7L. Cab coordinated/requested that I release Runway 16 north of Runway 7L to Local Control which I did; after issuing hold short instructions to those aircraft previously cleared to cross. Aircraft X called ready to taxi back to the ramp from Runway 7R and Runway 16. I already had several aircraft on Taxiway Echo waiting to cross 7L so I instructed Aircraft X to taxi straight ahead on Runway 16 and hold short of Runway 7L. At that moment; it did not occur to me that I could only use my portion of the runway to cross aircraft; not to taxi them. No traffic was issued to either Aircraft X or Aircraft Y. Both aircraft were instructed to old short of Runway 7L; one from the north and one from the south; which they complied with. Not having construction going on during peak hours would have helped.

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.

Dab controller described a technical loss of separation event during a lahso operation resulting from confused coordination efforts between positions in the tower; listing construction as a contributing factor.