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Atx X cleared for takeoff on occupied runway aborted takeoff had less than standard separation from snow removal vehicle. System error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 228907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199212 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spi |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 228907 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 228909 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While working local control at capitol airport, I had given the runways to ground for snow removal as there was no traffic. 15 mins later atx X called for takeoff clearance. Complacency on the position with 1 aircraft, I cleared atx X for takeoff and he had to abort observing a plow grossing the runway downfield. Aviation requires attention to detail and awareness at all times, not just when you get busy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX X CLRED FOR TKOF ON OCCUPIED RWY ABORTED TKOF HAD LTSS FROM SNOW REMOVAL VEHICLE. SYS ERROR.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING LCL CTL AT CAPITOL ARPT, I HAD GIVEN THE RWYS TO GND FOR SNOW REMOVAL AS THERE WAS NO TFC. 15 MINS LATER ATX X CALLED FOR TKOF CLRNC. COMPLACENCY ON THE POS WITH 1 ACFT, I CLRED ATX X FOR TKOF AND HE HAD TO ABORT OBSERVING A PLOW GROSSING THE RWY DOWNFIELD. AVIATION REQUIRES ATTN TO DETAIL AND AWARENESS AT ALL TIMES, NOT JUST WHEN YOU GET BUSY.
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.