Narrative:

As an fpl at crystal, mn, ATC I work with what I consider to be an accident waiting to happen with time being the only unknown. I have seen one too many runway deals/system errors (or prevented them from happening) to remain quiet any longer. The problem has been brought to mgmnts attention only to back fire with management protecting the person all the more. This is not a personal, racist or battle of the sexs, but a for real danger. Not knowing where to turn to next, I hope you people can offer some help. The controller's name is (abc), and I keep my fingers xed that her next deal/system error does not result in the loss of life, for there will be a next error, again the only factor being time. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter states that situation had not improved since submission of ASRS report. Cited another incident involving improper ATC by the subject controller. Says there are 9 fpl controllers at microphone tower including the subject controller. Thinks 5 or 6 of the other fpl controllers agree that subject ctrl should not be working air traffic. Reporter stated that airport operating authority had changed some of their operating procedures to protect airport personnel from dangerous situations perpetrated by poor tower control. Says that discussions with facility manager about the problem are non productive.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT CTLR ALLEGES THAT ANOTHER CTLR OPERATES IN AN UNSAFE MANNER, CREATING HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS FOR PLTS AND ARPT GND PERSONNEL.

Narrative: AS AN FPL AT CRYSTAL, MN, ATC I WORK WITH WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WITH TIME BEING THE ONLY UNKNOWN. I HAVE SEEN ONE TOO MANY RWY DEALS/SYS ERRORS (OR PREVENTED THEM FROM HAPPENING) TO REMAIN QUIET ANY LONGER. THE PROB HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MGMNTS ATTN ONLY TO BACK FIRE WITH MGMNT PROTECTING THE PERSON ALL THE MORE. THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL, RACIST OR BATTLE OF THE SEXS, BUT A FOR REAL DANGER. NOT KNOWING WHERE TO TURN TO NEXT, I HOPE YOU PEOPLE CAN OFFER SOME HELP. THE CTLR'S NAME IS (ABC), AND I KEEP MY FINGERS XED THAT HER NEXT DEAL/SYS ERROR DOES NOT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE, FOR THERE WILL BE A NEXT ERROR, AGAIN THE ONLY FACTOR BEING TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES THAT SITUATION HAD NOT IMPROVED SINCE SUBMISSION OF ASRS RPT. CITED ANOTHER INCIDENT INVOLVING IMPROPER ATC BY THE SUBJECT CTLR. SAYS THERE ARE 9 FPL CTLRS AT MIC TWR INCLUDING THE SUBJECT CTLR. THINKS 5 OR 6 OF THE OTHER FPL CTLRS AGREE THAT SUBJECT CTRL SHOULD NOT BE WORKING AIR TFC. RPTR STATED THAT ARPT OPERATING AUTHORITY HAD CHANGED SOME OF THEIR OPERATING PROCS TO PROTECT ARPT PERSONNEL FROM DANGEROUS SITUATIONS PERPETRATED BY POOR TWR CTL. SAYS THAT DISCUSSIONS WITH FAC MGR ABOUT THE PROB ARE NON PRODUCTIVE.

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.