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Runway change in progress from runways 5L and 5R to runways 23L and 23R. Approach controller broke one aircraft off approach to runway 23R to allow for one more departure off runway 5R and had an MD88 on localizer for runway 23L and a BE20 on the localizer for runway 23R when the tower departed a DC8 off runway 5L. Both inbound aircraft were turned off their respective locs and approach controller had the local controller turn the DC8 to miss these aircraft. Less than standard separation still occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ind tower : ind |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 342231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Runway change from runway 5L/right to runway 23L/right. First aircraft a BA31 turned off runway 23R localizer for last departure off runway 5R. MD88 on runway 23L localizer at 3000 ft, BE20 on runway 23R localizer at 4000 ft. Both needed turns east because local controller departed DC8 off runway 5R. Both wbounds were within 7 mi of ind on approach. When I was informed of runway 5R departure, I told local controller to turn departure now! And turned both wbound aircraft east. DC8 was turned northwest, then back southeast, both inbound aircraft lost separation minimum with DC8. Lack of coordination by supervisors in both tower and TRACON as well as bad judgement by local controller for departing DC8 off runway 5R with first inbound opposite direction on 5 mi final led to near tragedy results.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RWY CHANGE IN PROGRESS FROM RWYS 5L AND 5R TO RWYS 23L AND 23R. APCH CTLR BROKE ONE ACFT OFF APCH TO RWY 23R TO ALLOW FOR ONE MORE DEP OFF RWY 5R AND HAD AN MD88 ON LOC FOR RWY 23L AND A BE20 ON THE LOC FOR RWY 23R WHEN THE TWR DEPARTED A DC8 OFF RWY 5L. BOTH INBOUND ACFT WERE TURNED OFF THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCS AND APCH CTLR HAD THE LCL CTLR TURN THE DC8 TO MISS THESE ACFT. LTSS STILL OCCURRED.
Narrative: RWY CHANGE FROM RWY 5L/R TO RWY 23L/R. FIRST ACFT A BA31 TURNED OFF RWY 23R LOC FOR LAST DEP OFF RWY 5R. MD88 ON RWY 23L LOC AT 3000 FT, BE20 ON RWY 23R LOC AT 4000 FT. BOTH NEEDED TURNS E BECAUSE LCL CTLR DEPARTED DC8 OFF RWY 5R. BOTH WBOUNDS WERE WITHIN 7 MI OF IND ON APCH. WHEN I WAS INFORMED OF RWY 5R DEP, I TOLD LCL CTLR TO TURN DEP NOW! AND TURNED BOTH WBOUND ACFT E. DC8 WAS TURNED NW, THEN BACK SE, BOTH INBOUND ACFT LOST SEPARATION MINIMUM WITH DC8. LACK OF COORD BY SUPVRS IN BOTH TWR AND TRACON AS WELL AS BAD JUDGEMENT BY LCL CTLR FOR DEPARTING DC8 OFF RWY 5R WITH FIRST INBOUND OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON 5 MI FINAL LED TO NEAR TRAGEDY RESULTS.
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.