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Reported situation in which a traffic conflict occurred between a commuter BE1900 departing runway 8 and a private C172 in the traffic pattern for runway 13. Local controller communication with visitors in the tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lns |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lns |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 383270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Tower controllers on position should not talk to people getting a tower tour. While working a C172 in the left hand traffic pattern to runway 13, I cleared the beech 1900 commuter for takeoff runway 8. Both pilots saw each other in time to take evasive action but it shouldn't have happened. I work this same situation several times a month and normally I will give the runway 13 traffic right traffic to avoid runway 8 departures. Normally I'm paying 200% attention to the job, 80% is unsafe, unacceptable. Glad the pilots had their heads out of the cockpits scanning the skies. And I'll never talk to tower visitors when on position again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTED SIT IN WHICH A TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED BTWN A COMMUTER BE1900 DEPARTING RWY 8 AND A PVT C172 IN THE TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 13. LCL CTLR COM WITH VISITORS IN THE TWR.
Narrative: TWR CTLRS ON POS SHOULD NOT TALK TO PEOPLE GETTING A TWR TOUR. WHILE WORKING A C172 IN THE L HAND TFC PATTERN TO RWY 13, I CLRED THE BEECH 1900 COMMUTER FOR TKOF RWY 8. BOTH PLTS SAW EACH OTHER IN TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. I WORK THIS SAME SIT SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH AND NORMALLY I WILL GIVE THE RWY 13 TFC R TFC TO AVOID RWY 8 DEPS. NORMALLY I'M PAYING 200% ATTN TO THE JOB, 80% IS UNSAFE, UNACCEPTABLE. GLAD THE PLTS HAD THEIR HEADS OUT OF THE COCKPITS SCANNING THE SKIES. AND I'LL NEVER TALK TO TWR VISITORS WHEN ON POS AGAIN.
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.