Reported less than standard separation after tower supervisor instructed local reporter and trainee to release a DH6 with a BE36 on 2 mi final, airport was IMC. Reporter states the supervisor also instructed reporter and trainee to put departure traffic in the ILS critical area with an arrival aircraft inside the OM.

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Attributes
ACN	363885
Time
Date	199703
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 999 msl bound upper : 999
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Twin Otter DHC-6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	instruction : instructor other personnel other
Experience	controller non radar : 8 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	363885
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 9000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error other

Narrative:

The supervisor told my trainee and me to depart the DH6 off runway 29 while the BE36 was on ILS approach to runway 30L on approximately a 2 mi final. The DH6 was on the upwind while the BE36 was on approximately a 3/4 mi final. The aircraft were within approximately 1 1/2 mi of each other, both IMC. There was no lateral, visual, degrees od divergence or altitude separation being used. This same supervisor in charge dictated to me and my trainee to depart aircraft while another aircraft was inside the OM. He knowingly told us to violate the ILS critical area numerous times during this session. These violations occurred not only with GA aircraft but with acrs as well. After the session on the same day, I talked to the facility manager about what happened. I am unaware of the outcome of that meeting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED LTSS AFTER TWR SUPVR INSTRUCTED LCL RPTR AND TRAINEE TO RELEASE A DH6 WITH A BE36 ON 2 MI FINAL, ARPT WAS IMC. RPTR STATES THE SUPVR ALSO INSTRUCTED RPTR AND TRAINEE TO PUT DEP TFC IN THE ILS CRITICAL AREA WITH AN ARR ACFT INSIDE THE OM.

Narrative: THE SUPVR TOLD MY TRAINEE AND ME TO DEPART THE DH6 OFF RWY 29 WHILE THE BE36 WAS ON ILS APCH TO RWY 30L ON APPROX A 2 MI FINAL. THE DH6 WAS ON THE UPWIND WHILE THE BE36 WAS ON APPROX A 3/4 MI FINAL. THE ACFT WERE WITHIN APPROX 1 1/2 MI OF EACH OTHER, BOTH IMC. THERE WAS NO LATERAL, VISUAL, DEGS OD DIVERGENCE OR ALT SEPARATION BEING USED. THIS SAME SUPVR IN CHARGE DICTATED TO ME AND MY TRAINEE TO DEPART ACFT WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS INSIDE THE OM. HE KNOWINGLY TOLD US TO VIOLATE THE ILS CRITICAL AREA NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THIS SESSION. THESE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED NOT ONLY WITH GA ACFT BUT WITH ACRS AS WELL. AFTER THE SESSION ON THE SAME DAY, I TALKED TO THE FACILITY MGR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. I AM UNAWARE OF THE OUTCOME OF THAT MEETING.

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.