Operation deviation.

Attributes
ACN	286484
Time
Date	199410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mwc
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mwc
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller radar : 6
ASRS Report	286484
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

On the date above I witnessed a runway incursion. My manager was the one working ground control at the time. I'm too uncomfortable to confront her about this. After reviewing the tape, I realize what really happened. She taxied a cessna to the wrong runway, we had done a runway change maybe 20 mins earlier. She failed to realize this and because of that failed to coordination taxiing the aircraft to the crosswind runway. When the aircraft called ready requesting closed traffic, I just thought she forgot to coordination. I approved left closed traffic. A few mins later she taxied a twin cessna (C311) to the active and crossed this same crosswind runway with the cessna on about a half mi final. It was not really an unsafe situation, however, if she had held the twin short and asked to cross I probably would have denied it. My fear is since she taxied him to the wrong runway and doesn't realize that, that she thinks I didn't coordination a crosswind operation and it's my fault. When in reality it was she who didn't coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OP DEV.

Narrative: ON THE DATE ABOVE I WITNESSED A RWY INCURSION. MY MGR WAS THE ONE WORKING GND CTL AT THE TIME. I'M TOO UNCOMFORTABLE TO CONFRONT HER ABOUT THIS. AFTER REVIEWING THE TAPE, I REALIZE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. SHE TAXIED A CESSNA TO THE WRONG RWY, WE HAD DONE A RWY CHANGE MAYBE 20 MINS EARLIER. SHE FAILED TO REALIZE THIS AND BECAUSE OF THAT FAILED TO COORD TAXIING THE ACFT TO THE XWIND RWY. WHEN THE ACFT CALLED READY REQUESTING CLOSED TFC, I JUST THOUGHT SHE FORGOT TO COORD. I APPROVED L CLOSED TFC. A FEW MINS LATER SHE TAXIED A TWIN CESSNA (C311) TO THE ACTIVE AND CROSSED THIS SAME XWIND RWY WITH THE CESSNA ON ABOUT A HALF MI FINAL. IT WAS NOT REALLY AN UNSAFE SIT, HOWEVER, IF SHE HAD HELD THE TWIN SHORT AND ASKED TO CROSS I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE DENIED IT. MY FEAR IS SINCE SHE TAXIED HIM TO THE WRONG RWY AND DOESN'T REALIZE THAT, THAT SHE THINKS I DIDN'T COORD A XWIND OP AND IT'S MY FAULT. WHEN IN REALITY IT WAS SHE WHO DIDN'T COORD.

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.