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Controller in charge reported that another controller operated in an unsafe way by letting an aircraft land when it should have been sent around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1425089 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (mon) 6 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
[Controller 1] was on LC1; I was controller in charge (controller in charge). [Controller 1] told aircraft X that he was going to try and [get] him in on 12L when he has been on runway 12R pattern work. Aircraft X said they were fine on 12R because they were doing single engine landings. [Controller 1] told him that he was going to runway 12L and cleared him. When aircraft X was on a tight base; about .5 base; he cleared asked the cessna [aircraft Y] if they could do an immediate takeoff. Cessna said yes and was cleared. I told [controller 1] to send aircraft X around. Got no response. He waited till he was on less than a 1/4 mile final and less than 100 feet up if they could change runways to the south one. Aircraft X did and landed on the south runway. The cessna was not more than 1000 feet down the runway when aircraft X landed on the south runway. This is the second time in two days he has ignored me on controller in charge in a dangerous situation. This is also the same situation where he had changed a plane on short final to a different runway. That time the aircraft went off the runway. He stated that the front line manager pressured him into it. I was up there when this happened and why I said do a go around. He didn't do it just because I said so and he did not learn from the past event. Again this is the 2nd time in two day there has been a dangerous situation due to him.the only recommendation I have is to remove him from the boards until some type of training is complete.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Controller in Charge reported that another Controller operated in an unsafe way by letting an aircraft land when it should have been sent around.
Narrative: [Controller 1] was on LC1; I was Controller In Charge (CIC). [Controller 1] told Aircraft X that he was going to try and [get] him in on 12L when he has been on RWY 12R pattern work. Aircraft X said they were fine on 12R because they were doing single engine landings. [Controller 1] told him that he was going to RWY 12L and cleared him. When Aircraft X was on a tight base; about .5 base; he cleared asked the Cessna [Aircraft Y] if they could do an immediate takeoff. Cessna said yes and was cleared. I told [controller 1] to send Aircraft X around. Got no response. He waited till he was on less than a 1/4 mile final and less than 100 feet up if they could change runways to the south one. Aircraft X did and landed on the south runway. The Cessna was not more than 1000 feet down the runway when Aircraft X landed on the south runway. This is the second time in two days he has ignored me on CIC in a dangerous situation. This is also the same situation where he had changed a plane on short final to a different runway. That time the aircraft went off the runway. He stated that the Front Line Manager pressured him into it. I was up there when this happened and why I said do a go around. He didn't do it just because I said so and he did not learn from the past event. Again this is the 2nd time in two day there has been a dangerous situation due to him.The only recommendation I have is to remove him from the boards until some type of training is complete.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.