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ATCT local developmental controller cleared an aircraft intpo position to hold with another aircraft on a very short final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151749 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 151749 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Small transport was cleared to taxi into position and hold. Upon the final visibility sweep before taking runway 33, the crew of small transport spotted an light transport on short final to runway 33. We immediatley queried the tower controller about his action of clearing us onto the runway. He then instructed us to hold short, then said, 'thanks.' after the light transport rolled off the runway, we were then cleared for immediate takeoff. Once en route, we were requested by the tower through washington approach to call the dca tower collect upon landing at lunken airport. Upon calling the tower supervisor on duty after landing, the supervisor explained the situation as 'a breakdown in communications' in the tower between the controller and his assistant. He mentioned that the controller was given 'a talking to' and was listening to the tapes of the incident and 'doing some reading.' the supervisor took full responsibility for the entire incident in our conversation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR CLEARED AN ACFT INTPO POSITION TO HOLD WITH ANOTHER ACFT ON A VERY SHORT FINAL APCH.
Narrative: SMT WAS CLRED TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. UPON THE FINAL VIS SWEEP BEFORE TAKING RWY 33, THE CREW OF SMT SPOTTED AN LTT ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 33. WE IMMEDIATLEY QUERIED THE TWR CTLR ABOUT HIS ACTION OF CLRING US ONTO THE RWY. HE THEN INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD SHORT, THEN SAID, 'THANKS.' AFTER THE LTT ROLLED OFF THE RWY, WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF. ONCE ENRTE, WE WERE REQUESTED BY THE TWR THROUGH WASHINGTON APCH TO CALL THE DCA TWR COLLECT UPON LNDG AT LUNKEN ARPT. UPON CALLING THE TWR SUPVR ON DUTY AFTER LNDG, THE SUPVR EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AS 'A BREAKDOWN IN COMS' IN THE TWR BTWN THE CTLR AND HIS ASSISTANT. HE MENTIONED THAT THE CTLR WAS GIVEN 'A TALKING TO' AND WAS LISTENING TO THE TAPES OF THE INCIDENT AND 'DOING SOME READING.' THE SUPVR TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENTIRE INCIDENT IN OUR CONVERSATION.
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.