Reporter chastised for offering assistance to landing accident victim on runway.

Attributes
ACN	275778
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fmn
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	controller military : 9 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 7 controller supervisory : 7
ASRS Report	275778
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

The student pilot of aircraft, a bonanza, developed a porpoise during landing flare. The porpoise increased to the point that the nose gear was sheared and skidded to a stop. I personally witnessed the incident and saw that the pilot was not leaving the aircraft, and was not securing the aircraft, i.e., beacon still rotating. The crash rescue vehicles had not been dispatched as of yet, and taking into consideration the amount of sparks that came from the airplane, time was critical. We have 2 runways at farmington -- runways 23 and runway 25. Runway 23 had a maintenance vehicle on it, so I knew that it was inactive and went out to the disabled aircraft on runway 23. The controller of the NFCT was irate, and threatened to report the incident to the FAA. This is the primary reason for this report. I would like to reiterate that with runway 23 closed due to a disabled aircraft, and runway 25 closed due to the maintenance vehicle removing foreign object damage, the airfield, in essence, was inactive. All safety precautions were taken and proper discretion was used. As a former FAA air traffic controller and a current flight instructor, I would like to be cleared of this incident. I acted purely on behalf of the safety of the student pilot, and used proper discretion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CHASTISED FOR OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO LNDG ACCIDENT VICTIM ON RWY.

Narrative: THE STUDENT PLT OF ACFT, A BONANZA, DEVELOPED A PORPOISE DURING LNDG FLARE. THE PORPOISE INCREASED TO THE POINT THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP. I PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND SAW THAT THE PLT WAS NOT LEAVING THE ACFT, AND WAS NOT SECURING THE ACFT, I.E., BEACON STILL ROTATING. THE CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES HAD NOT BEEN DISPATCHED AS OF YET, AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE AMOUNT OF SPARKS THAT CAME FROM THE AIRPLANE, TIME WAS CRITICAL. WE HAVE 2 RWYS AT FARMINGTON -- RWYS 23 AND RWY 25. RWY 23 HAD A MAINT VEHICLE ON IT, SO I KNEW THAT IT WAS INACTIVE AND WENT OUT TO THE DISABLED ACFT ON RWY 23. THE CTLR OF THE NFCT WAS IRATE, AND THREATENED TO RPT THE INCIDENT TO THE FAA. THIS IS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THIS RPT. I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT WITH RWY 23 CLOSED DUE TO A DISABLED ACFT, AND RWY 25 CLOSED DUE TO THE MAINT VEHICLE REMOVING FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE, THE AIRFIELD, IN ESSENCE, WAS INACTIVE. ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN AND PROPER DISCRETION WAS USED. AS A FORMER FAA AIR TFC CTLR AND A CURRENT FLT INSTRUCTOR, I WOULD LIKE TO BE CLRED OF THIS INCIDENT. I ACTED PURELY ON BEHALF OF THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENT PLT, AND USED PROPER DISCRETION.

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.