Tower controller on position for 4 minutes gives wrong runway assignment to small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	164918
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rvs
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	164918
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Rvs tower, 2 runways in use, runway 18L and runway 18R. Local control east works runway 18L and local control west works runway 18R. Small aircraft X doing touch and go's on runway 18L, left traffic, talking to local control east. Requested full stop. Local control east told small aircraft X cleared to land on runway 18R. When local control east noticed that 2 aircraft were on final for wry 18R, local control east asked local control west if he was talking to both aircraft. Local control west said, 'negative.' local control east asked small aircraft X if he was set up for runway 18R. Pilot said, 'affirmative.' local control east then told small aircraft X to 'go around.' small aircraft X said that he was off the runway. Again local control east told small aircraft X to 'go around.' pilot again said that he was off the runway. When the second small aircraft Y crossed the landing threshold, small aircraft X was clear of runway 18R. Local control east gave small aircraft X ground frequency and told the pilot that he was cleared for wry 18L. The pilot said he thought he was cleared for runway 18R and repeated it back. No evasive action was necessary. Local control east had been on position for 4 mins before operational deviation and 14 mins before he had worked local control west position for about 1 hour. Local control east probably was still used to saying, 'runway 1-8 right,' and local control east repeated what he was used to saying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CTLR ON POSITION FOR 4 MINUTES GIVES WRONG RWY ASSIGNMENT TO SMA.

Narrative: RVS TWR, 2 RWYS IN USE, RWY 18L AND RWY 18R. LCL CTL E WORKS RWY 18L AND LCL CTL W WORKS RWY 18R. SMA X DOING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RWY 18L, LEFT TFC, TALKING TO LCL CTL E. REQUESTED FULL STOP. LCL CTL E TOLD SMA X CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 18R. WHEN LCL CTL E NOTICED THAT 2 ACFT WERE ON FINAL FOR WRY 18R, LCL CTL E ASKED LCL CTL W IF HE WAS TALKING TO BOTH ACFT. LCL CTL W SAID, 'NEGATIVE.' LCL CTL E ASKED SMA X IF HE WAS SET UP FOR RWY 18R. PLT SAID, 'AFFIRMATIVE.' LCL CTL E THEN TOLD SMA X TO 'GO AROUND.' SMA X SAID THAT HE WAS OFF THE RWY. AGAIN LCL CTL E TOLD SMA X TO 'GO AROUND.' PLT AGAIN SAID THAT HE WAS OFF THE RWY. WHEN THE SECOND SMA Y CROSSED THE LNDG THRESHOLD, SMA X WAS CLR OF RWY 18R. LCL CTL E GAVE SMA X GND FREQ AND TOLD THE PLT THAT HE WAS CLRED FOR WRY 18L. THE PLT SAID HE THOUGHT HE WAS CLRED FOR RWY 18R AND REPEATED IT BACK. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. LCL CTL E HAD BEEN ON POS FOR 4 MINS BEFORE OPDEV AND 14 MINS BEFORE HE HAD WORKED LCL CTL W POS FOR ABOUT 1 HR. LCL CTL E PROBABLY WAS STILL USED TO SAYING, 'RWY 1-8 RIGHT,' AND LCL CTL E REPEATED WHAT HE WAS USED TO SAYING.

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.