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ATCT ground controller asked and obtained authority/authorized from local controller to cross runway with an MD80. Ground controller heard local controller tell aircraft in pattern to make short base leg and cleared to land. Ground controller questioned local controller about traffic situation, but local controller told ground controller to continue traffic across runway. Traffic landed over MD80 as it crossed the runway. Ground controller questioned local controller and his actions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 412428 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 412428 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
I requested to cross runway 25L on taxiway left. Local controller gave me the crossing and then told the aircraft on downwind for runway 25R to 'make a short approach to runway 25L, runway 25L cleared to land.' I could not see this aircraft, but I noticed his target on the BRITE radar and he was cutting in close. I asked the local controller if I should hold the MD80 and was told 'no, I don't see my aircraft, just tell him to hurry.' I instructed the aircraft to cross without delay and saw the aircraft turning a 1/4 mi final. The MD80 was in the middle of the runway when he too saw the aircraft and increased his taxiing speed. Local 1 did not send the aircraft around, even though the plane flew across the MD80. He landed without incident. The plane on final should not have been instructed to make a short approach or local controller should have told me to cross after the aircraft making a short approach. Even if none of the above was done, the aircraft on final should have been instructed to go around. I probably should have just held my aircraft short of runway 25L, even though I was told to cross and just recoordinated another crossing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT GND CTLR ASKED AND OBTAINED AUTH FROM LCL CTLR TO CROSS RWY WITH AN MD80. GND CTLR HEARD LCL CTLR TELL ACFT IN PATTERN TO MAKE SHORT BASE LEG AND CLRED TO LAND. GND CTLR QUESTIONED LCL CTLR ABOUT TFC SIT, BUT LCL CTLR TOLD GND CTLR TO CONTINUE TFC ACROSS RWY. TFC LANDED OVER MD80 AS IT CROSSED THE RWY. GND CTLR QUESTIONED LCL CTLR AND HIS ACTIONS.
Narrative: I REQUESTED TO CROSS RWY 25L ON TXWY L. LCL CTLR GAVE ME THE XING AND THEN TOLD THE ACFT ON DOWNWIND FOR RWY 25R TO 'MAKE A SHORT APCH TO RWY 25L, RWY 25L CLRED TO LAND.' I COULD NOT SEE THIS ACFT, BUT I NOTICED HIS TARGET ON THE BRITE RADAR AND HE WAS CUTTING IN CLOSE. I ASKED THE LCL CTLR IF I SHOULD HOLD THE MD80 AND WAS TOLD 'NO, I DON'T SEE MY ACFT, JUST TELL HIM TO HURRY.' I INSTRUCTED THE ACFT TO CROSS WITHOUT DELAY AND SAW THE ACFT TURNING A 1/4 MI FINAL. THE MD80 WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY WHEN HE TOO SAW THE ACFT AND INCREASED HIS TAXIING SPD. LCL 1 DID NOT SEND THE ACFT AROUND, EVEN THOUGH THE PLANE FLEW ACROSS THE MD80. HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PLANE ON FINAL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A SHORT APCH OR LCL CTLR SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME TO CROSS AFTER THE ACFT MAKING A SHORT APCH. EVEN IF NONE OF THE ABOVE WAS DONE, THE ACFT ON FINAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO GAR. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE JUST HELD MY ACFT SHORT OF RWY 25L, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD TO CROSS AND JUST RECOORDINATED ANOTHER XING.
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.