Aircraft a crossed an active runway in front of landing aircraft B. Operational error.

Attributes
ACN	117781
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dab
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	117781
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working ground control position. Aircraft a requested to depart on runway 7L (runway 16 active runway). I requested permission from local, he approved it. Aircraft a was told to hold short of runway 7L, later told to cross runway 7L taxi to runway 7L. I had 2 aircraft previous to aircraft a taxi to runway 7L. I completely forgot we were on a runway 16 operation. We rarely work that runway 16 operation. I did not issue holding instructions to aircraft a. Aircraft a crossed runway 16 without my requesting crossing permission from local control. Aircraft B was landing on runway 16. How to better the chances of this not happening again? Either completely eliminate intersecting runways or make it mandatory to use the runway 16 operation a certain number of hours to ensure proficiency of the controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT A CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY IN FRONT OF LNDG ACFT B. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTL POSITION. ACFT A REQUESTED TO DEPART ON RWY 7L (RWY 16 ACTIVE RWY). I REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM LOCAL, HE APPROVED IT. ACFT A WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 7L, LATER TOLD TO CROSS RWY 7L TAXI TO RWY 7L. I HAD 2 ACFT PREVIOUS TO ACFT A TAXI TO RWY 7L. I COMPLETELY FORGOT WE WERE ON A RWY 16 OPERATION. WE RARELY WORK THAT RWY 16 OPERATION. I DID NOT ISSUE HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS TO ACFT A. ACFT A CROSSED RWY 16 WITHOUT MY REQUESTING XING PERMISSION FROM LOCAL CTL. ACFT B WAS LNDG ON RWY 16. HOW TO BETTER THE CHANCES OF THIS NOT HAPPENING AGAIN? EITHER COMPLETELY ELIMINATE INTERSECTING RWYS OR MAKE IT MANDATORY TO USE THE RWY 16 OPERATION A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS TO ENSURE PROFICIENCY OF THE CTLRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.