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ATCT local controller concerned with multiple taxiway runway closures and with its impact on the safe operation of traffic on and landing at the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : okc airport : okc |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : clearance delivery controller : ground controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 418330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I was relieving the controller working the mid. I took over the position working all position -- radar, local, ground, clearance, etc. The airport operations have numerous txwys closed which require to get to any active runway, the crossing of another active runway, or the back-taxiing on an active runway. The DC9 was back-taxiing on runway 17L. The B73B was on a 6 mi final. I cleared the DC9 for takeoff and he rolled with the B73B on a 3 mi final. The loss of separation was no factor but the constant crossing of active runways or back-taxiing on the same is a dangerous operation. The airport operations of this airport close runways and txwys with no regard to aircraft safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR CONCERNED WITH MULTIPLE TXWY RWY CLOSURES AND WITH ITS IMPACT ON THE SAFE OP OF TFC ON AND LNDG AT THE ARPT.
Narrative: I WAS RELIEVING THE CTLR WORKING THE MID. I TOOK OVER THE POS WORKING ALL POS -- RADAR, LCL, GND, CLRNC, ETC. THE ARPT OPS HAVE NUMEROUS TXWYS CLOSED WHICH REQUIRE TO GET TO ANY ACTIVE RWY, THE XING OF ANOTHER ACTIVE RWY, OR THE BACK-TAXIING ON AN ACTIVE RWY. THE DC9 WAS BACK-TAXIING ON RWY 17L. THE B73B WAS ON A 6 MI FINAL. I CLRED THE DC9 FOR TKOF AND HE ROLLED WITH THE B73B ON A 3 MI FINAL. THE LOSS OF SEPARATION WAS NO FACTOR BUT THE CONSTANT XING OF ACTIVE RWYS OR BACK-TAXIING ON THE SAME IS A DANGEROUS OP. THE ARPT OPS OF THIS ARPT CLOSE RWYS AND TXWYS WITH NO REGARD TO ACFT SAFETY.
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.