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Attributes | |
ACN | 1685967 |
Time | |
Date | 201909 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | British Aerospace Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Final Approach |
Route In Use | None |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Local |
Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
Events | |
Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Ground Incursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I was in the local control position. Aircraft Y was in the VFR traffic pattern doing touch and goes/low approaches. Aircraft X was inbound on a visual approach to runway 23L. Aircraft Y was issued a go around due to runway separation on a prior aircraft not involved in this event. On the go aircraft Y was given right closed traffic and told to extend his download. Aircraft Y declared minimum fuel at this time. Traffic to follow on aircraft X was given to aircraft Y to follow. Aircraft X was on a 3 or 4 mile final at this time. Aircraft Y flew a mile downwind and then declared emergency fuel. Aircraft X was in a critical phase of flight short final and I allowed him to land but advised him minimal time on the runway and that the aircraft behind him must land. Aircraft Y was told to follow aircraft X and cleared to land. Aircraft Y turned directly behind aircraft X. Aircraft X was given another expedite request off of the runway. Aircraft X was turning off at the A4 intersection as aircraft Y crossed the landing threshold. The time from the declaration of minimum fuel to emergency fuel was very short. The traffic to follow would not require aircraft Y any undue delay. Had emergency fuel been called earlier then the citation could have been sent around before his critical phase of flight; allowing the then priority emergency aircraft a clean runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller reported a runway incursion involving a Citation and a UAV.
Narrative: I was in the Local Control position. Aircraft Y was in the VFR traffic pattern doing touch and goes/low approaches. Aircraft X was inbound on a visual approach to Runway 23L. Aircraft Y was issued a go around due to runway separation on a prior aircraft not involved in this event. On the go Aircraft Y was given right closed traffic and told to extend his download. Aircraft Y declared minimum fuel at this time. Traffic to follow on Aircraft X was given to Aircraft Y to follow. Aircraft X was on a 3 or 4 mile final at this time. Aircraft Y flew a mile downwind and then declared emergency fuel. Aircraft X was in a critical phase of flight short final and I allowed him to land but advised him minimal time on the runway and that the aircraft behind him must land. Aircraft Y was told to follow Aircraft X and cleared to land. Aircraft Y turned directly behind Aircraft X. Aircraft X was given another expedite request off of the runway. Aircraft X was turning off at the A4 intersection as Aircraft Y crossed the landing threshold. The time from the declaration of minimum fuel to emergency fuel was very short. The traffic to follow would not require Aircraft Y any undue delay. Had emergency fuel been called earlier then the citation could have been sent around before his critical phase of flight; allowing the then priority emergency aircraft a clean runway.
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.