IFR aircraft on short approach came in close proximity to another aircraft also landing.

Attributes
ACN	135854
Time
Date	199001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : grb tower : atw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	135854
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I am working local control in VFR tower. Runway 21 is active with an small aircraft and another small aircraft making touch and goes. I receive an IFR inbound strip on an small transport on runway 21 estimating airport in 5 min. 3 min go by and I wonder why I'm not talking to the IFR inbound yet. Just then, the approach controller calls on the conference line, 'I forgot to switch him, he's on a 2 mi final.' I immediately had the small aircraft execute a go-around on a 1/4 mi final. I picked up the small transport on a 1 mi final when I first talked to him. I gave the small transport clearance to land, issue traffic on the small aircraft executing a go-around, and then the numbers. By the time I finished the transmission, the small transport was over the numbers and barely had separation with the small aircraft. Recommend a d-brite so we can at least see these things when approach doesn't do their job. This scenario is similar to other reoccurring problems with approach control not adhering to LOA's or using their radar correctly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IFR ACFT ON SHORT APCH CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO ANOTHER ACFT ALSO LNDG.

Narrative: I AM WORKING LCL CTL IN VFR TWR. RWY 21 IS ACTIVE WITH AN SMA AND ANOTHER SMA MAKING TOUCH AND GOES. I RECEIVE AN IFR INBND STRIP ON AN SMT ON RWY 21 ESTIMATING ARPT IN 5 MIN. 3 MIN GO BY AND I WONDER WHY I'M NOT TALKING TO THE IFR INBND YET. JUST THEN, THE APCH CTLR CALLS ON THE CONFERENCE LINE, 'I FORGOT TO SWITCH HIM, HE'S ON A 2 MI FINAL.' I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE SMA EXECUTE A GO-AROUND ON A 1/4 MI FINAL. I PICKED UP THE SMT ON A 1 MI FINAL WHEN I FIRST TALKED TO HIM. I GAVE THE SMT CLRNC TO LAND, ISSUE TFC ON THE SMA EXECUTING A GO-AROUND, AND THEN THE NUMBERS. BY THE TIME I FINISHED THE XMISSION, THE SMT WAS OVER THE NUMBERS AND BARELY HAD SEPARATION WITH THE SMA. RECOMMEND A D-BRITE SO WE CAN AT LEAST SEE THESE THINGS WHEN APCH DOESN'T DO THEIR JOB. THIS SCENARIO IS SIMILAR TO OTHER REOCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH APCH CTL NOT ADHERING TO LOA'S OR USING THEIR RADAR CORRECTLY.

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