B727 made a go around due to not receiving clearance to land.

Attributes
ACN	306719
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb tower : alb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	306719
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

While assigned as tower controller in charge on the shift at approximately XA00 am I approved a vehicle onto the field to perform a lighting inspection. Due to personal and family obligations I had not rested during the day prior to work, this deprivation caused me to fall asleep while on position -- even while doing a puzzle to stay awake. At approximately XA15 am approach switched the B727 to the tower on approximately a 4 mi final. I didn't hear the pilot until he was on a 2 mi final at which time I cleared him to land (forgetting the vehicle). He didn't hear me and called me back on short final and as I was clearing him again he still didn't hear me and began a go around and frequency change back to approach. I did scan the runway as I was clearing him and although the runway was clean I had still forgotten the vehicle. When he made his 2ND approach and landed -- again clean runway scan, taxiing to park, the vehicle crossed the intersecting runway. At that point I remembered. Recently alb instituted a new procedure wherein the approach controller (on mids) is to flash and or manually handoff all arrs to the tower. This procedure was not accomplished. 1) priorities -- proper rest to prevent sleep deprivation. 2) allowing vehicles access to the field without reporting points to remind me. 3) use of procedure to handoff as a safety valve for awareness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 MADE A GAR DUE TO NOT RECEIVING CLRNC TO LAND.

Narrative: WHILE ASSIGNED AS TWR CIC ON THE SHIFT AT APPROX XA00 AM I APPROVED A VEHICLE ONTO THE FIELD TO PERFORM A LIGHTING INSPECTION. DUE TO PERSONAL AND FAMILY OBLIGATIONS I HAD NOT RESTED DURING THE DAY PRIOR TO WORK, THIS DEPRIVATION CAUSED ME TO FALL ASLEEP WHILE ON POS -- EVEN WHILE DOING A PUZZLE TO STAY AWAKE. AT APPROX XA15 AM APCH SWITCHED THE B727 TO THE TWR ON APPROX A 4 MI FINAL. I DIDN'T HEAR THE PLT UNTIL HE WAS ON A 2 MI FINAL AT WHICH TIME I CLRED HIM TO LAND (FORGETTING THE VEHICLE). HE DIDN'T HEAR ME AND CALLED ME BACK ON SHORT FINAL AND AS I WAS CLRING HIM AGAIN HE STILL DIDN'T HEAR ME AND BEGAN A GAR AND FREQ CHANGE BACK TO APCH. I DID SCAN THE RWY AS I WAS CLRING HIM AND ALTHOUGH THE RWY WAS CLEAN I HAD STILL FORGOTTEN THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE MADE HIS 2ND APCH AND LANDED -- AGAIN CLEAN RWY SCAN, TAXIING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE INTERSECTING RWY. AT THAT POINT I REMEMBERED. RECENTLY ALB INSTITUTED A NEW PROC WHEREIN THE APCH CTLR (ON MIDS) IS TO FLASH AND OR MANUALLY HDOF ALL ARRS TO THE TWR. THIS PROC WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. 1) PRIORITIES -- PROPER REST TO PREVENT SLEEP DEPRIVATION. 2) ALLOWING VEHICLES ACCESS TO THE FIELD WITHOUT RPTING POINTS TO REMIND ME. 3) USE OF PROC TO HDOF AS A SAFETY VALVE FOR AWARENESS.

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.