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Ontario tower controllers reported an unsafe situation between a departure and an arrival due to distractions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1612585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ONT.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Other Instrument Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Trainee Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor Local |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was training on the local control position at the time of the event. I had approved a pointout with aircraft Y 8NM northeast of ont in-bound to poc on the ILS approach. I received release for aircraft X while aircraft Y was 5 northeast (260 KIAS) of ont and cleared aircraft X for takeoff. The aircraft X pilot did not take the runway as quickly as I anticipated and I attempted to get a vector for aircraft X approved from sct. Sct advised they were 'unable' to issue the vector. After quickly scanning to see aircraft X's departure status; I noticed the aircraft had barely begun to move forward and cancelled their takeoff clearance. Due to the added stress of the government shutdown; and not knowing how I am going to keep myself and my family fed and housed; I may not have fully evaluated all of my options; and may have reacted to the situation more slowly or logically if I wasn't worried about when I would receive my next paycheck.allow ont tower to utilize dva's [diverse vector areas] without sct approval while still in ATCT controlled airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ontario Tower Controllers reported an unsafe situation between a departure and an arrival due to distractions.
Narrative: I was training on the Local Control position at the time of the event. I had approved a pointout with Aircraft Y 8NM NE of ONT in-bound to POC on the ILS approach. I received release for Aircraft X while Aircraft Y was 5 NE (260 KIAS) of ONT and cleared Aircraft X for takeoff. The Aircraft X pilot did not take the runway as quickly as I anticipated and I attempted to get a vector for Aircraft X approved from SCT. SCT advised they were 'Unable' to issue the vector. After quickly scanning to see Aircraft X's departure status; I noticed the aircraft had barely begun to move forward and cancelled their takeoff clearance. Due to the added stress of the government shutdown; and not knowing how I am going to keep myself and my family fed and housed; I may not have fully evaluated all of my options; and may have reacted to the situation more slowly or logically if I wasn't worried about when I would receive my next paycheck.Allow ONT Tower to utilize DVA's [Diverse Vector Areas] without SCT approval while still in ATCT controlled airspace.
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.