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Fcm tower controller reported they were not sure aircraft was lined up for correct runway before it landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1626929 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FCM.Tower |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Route In Use | Other Traffic Pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Local |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) .4 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Aircraft X called inbound from the southwest and I assigned left traffic for [runway] 28L. As he entered the downwind; I changed him to [runway] 28R and cleared him to land. As he turned final; I couldn't tell if he was lined up to land [runway] 28L or 28R. I didn't have any other conflicts; and didn't want to distract the pilot (who I assume was a student); so I let them land without saying anything. The pilot did correctly land [runway] 28R. The tower is too far away from the runways to effectively see what runway your traffic is landing. The tower should be moved closer to the runways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FCM Tower Controller reported they were not sure aircraft was lined up for correct runway before it landed.
Narrative: Aircraft X called inbound from the SW and I assigned left traffic for [Runway] 28L. As he entered the downwind; I changed him to [Runway] 28R and cleared him to land. As he turned final; I couldn't tell if he was lined up to land [Runway] 28L or 28R. I didn't have any other conflicts; and didn't want to distract the pilot (who I assume was a student); so I let them land without saying anything. The pilot did correctly land [Runway] 28R. The Tower is too far away from the runways to effectively see what runway your traffic is landing. The Tower should be moved closer to the runways.
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.