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Ground controller reported inadvertently taxiing an aircraft into a restricted area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1759574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Developmental |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
I was working ground during a departure push. I had 3 IFR aircraft taxiing on the bravo taxiway; one IFR taxiing on taxiway axx to runway xxl; and VFR aircraft taxiing to runway xxr. I was busy coordinating a runway crossing at ay for aircraft X while taxiing aircraft Y to runway xxl at bx; aircraft Z to runway xxl at byy; and aircraft a to runway xxl at axx. After getting the approval to cross runway xxl at ay with the aircraft X; I instructed him to taxi runway xxl full length via bravo. Taxiway bravo had a wingspan restriction between by to bzz to aircraft with a wingspan greater than xx feet. During the numerous transmissions I was making I failed to realize my mistake of taxiing aircraft X full length instead of to bx for back taxi. My supervisor/controller in charge noticed when the aircraft was taking the runway. FOD was reported by workers in the area in their work area. This was my 3rd day of work after a quick turn; from a 1 day weekend; having worked 5 days before that. I was also on a new schedule returning from 5 on 5 off; working this shift for the first time in 6 months.recommendation: to be more vigilant in knowing notams and issue correct taxi instructions to correct aircraft types.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground Controller reported inadvertently taxiing an aircraft into a restricted area.
Narrative: I was working ground during a departure push. I had 3 IFR aircraft taxiing on the Bravo taxiway; one IFR taxiing on taxiway AXX to Runway XXL; and VFR aircraft taxiing to Runway XXR. I was busy coordinating a runway crossing at AY for Aircraft X while taxiing Aircraft Y to Runway XXL at BX; Aircraft Z to Runway XXL at BYY; and Aircraft A to Runway XXL at AXX. After getting the approval to cross Runway XXL at AY with the Aircraft X; I instructed him to taxi Runway XXL full length via Bravo. Taxiway Bravo had a wingspan restriction between BY to BZZ to aircraft with a wingspan greater than XX feet. During the numerous transmissions I was making I failed to realize my mistake of taxiing Aircraft X full length instead of to BX for back taxi. My Supervisor/CIC noticed when the aircraft was taking the runway. FOD was reported by workers in the area in their work area. This was my 3rd day of work after a quick turn; from a 1 day weekend; having worked 5 days before that. I was also on a new schedule returning from 5 on 5 off; working this shift for the first time in 6 months.Recommendation: To be more vigilant in knowing NOTAMs and issue correct taxi instructions to correct aircraft types.
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.