Narrative:

I was notified that during a previous training session there was an event involving opposite direction IFR aircraft. I was the ojti; training a developmental on the local position and had thought that I was properly applying visual separation having both aircraft in sight out the tower cab windows and talking to at least one of the involved aircraft. The operation was arriving runway 06 and departing runway 16. East radar coordinated a C182 as an IFR practice approach on GPS runway 24 and published missed with an IFR outbound clearance; which was approved. The C182 checked on my frequency and was instructed by the developmental to execute the published miss at the missed approach point and to report when going missed. A CRJ200 checked on my frequency and was cleared to land on runway 06; which I did not realize was an opposite direction situation because the C182 was not cleared to land runway 24 and was almost at the missed approach point and all other traffic was departing runway 16 and the airport was VFR conditions and I had both aircraft in sight. Immediately after being cleared to land; the CRJ200 notifies us that they are not going to be able to make it in to land runway 06 and they ask for a right turn climb out instructions. My developmental immediately switched the CRJ200 to departure frequency without any instructions or coordination and the CRJ200 immediately switched to departure frequency before I had a chance to fix the problem. We immediately checked with departure control to insure that the CRJ200 had checked on to receive climb out instructions; which they did and I visually watched as the CRJ200 was starting the northbound turn out. A few seconds later the C182 executed the missed approach and I visually watched the C182 make a southbound turnout prior to crossing the runway 24 threshold as instructed on a published missed approach and was switched to departure frequency. I feel the initial verbal briefing on opposite direction procedures was somewhat confusing and insufficient to cover the many variables in the procedure as were the several read and initial updates to the new opposite direction procedures in the weeks that followed. I believe that a new more complete and up to date face to face briefing with a question and answer session to review possible variations in opposite direction procedures is necessary.

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Title: Tower Controller described a reported opposite direction infraction between a aircraft practicing a missed approach procedure and an FAA Flight Check aircraft that initiated a go around; the reporter questioning the operational requirements of the 'Opposite Direction' procedures.

Narrative: I was notified that during a previous training session there was an event involving opposite direction IFR aircraft. I was the OJTI; training a Developmental on the Local position and had thought that I was properly applying visual separation having both aircraft in sight out the Tower cab windows and talking to at least one of the involved aircraft. The operation was arriving Runway 06 and departing Runway 16. East RADAR coordinated a C182 as an IFR practice approach on GPS Runway 24 and published missed with an IFR outbound clearance; which was approved. The C182 checked on my frequency and was instructed by the Developmental to execute the published miss at the missed approach point and to report when going missed. A CRJ200 checked on my frequency and was cleared to land on Runway 06; which I did not realize was an opposite direction situation because the C182 was not cleared to land Runway 24 and was almost at the missed approach point and all other traffic was departing Runway 16 and the airport was VFR conditions and I had both Aircraft in sight. Immediately after being cleared to land; the CRJ200 notifies us that they are not going to be able to make it in to land Runway 06 and they ask for a right turn climb out instructions. My Developmental immediately switched the CRJ200 to Departure frequency without any instructions or coordination and the CRJ200 immediately switched to Departure frequency before I had a chance to fix the problem. We immediately checked with Departure Control to insure that the CRJ200 had checked on to receive climb out instructions; which they did and I visually watched as the CRJ200 was starting the northbound turn out. A few seconds later the C182 executed the missed approach and I visually watched the C182 make a southbound turnout prior to crossing the Runway 24 threshold as instructed on a published missed approach and was switched to Departure frequency. I feel the initial verbal briefing on opposite direction procedures was somewhat confusing and insufficient to cover the many variables in the procedure as were the several Read and Initial updates to the new opposite direction procedures in the weeks that followed. I believe that a new more complete and up to date face to face briefing with a question and answer session to review possible variations in opposite direction procedures is necessary.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.