Operations airport supervisor concerned when, after conducting a runway inspection for an assumed ai...

Attributes
ACN	426248
Time
Date	199901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing other other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
ASRS Report	426248
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

As an airport operations supervisor, I perform runway inspections after the landing of aircraft in distress. On the night of jan/xa/99, I entered the runway after the wrong 'cessna citation' (aircraft X) landed. It was the wrong aircraft because the 'cessna citation' (aircraft Y) which was in distress landed moments later -- after I cleared the runway. I was in contact with ATCT tower the whole time and even after requesting the 'location of the cessna,' wasn't advised. (ATCT tower had 2 cessna citations on the approach and failed to advise me of the location of the one in distress.) the landing aircraft did not have to divert from its course in order to land safely. There was no compromise in safety and there was no impact in operations of the airfield or ATCT tower. When advised to exit the runway by ATCT tower, I did so quickly. Proper communications from ATCT would not have caused me to follow the wrong aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OPS ARPT SUPVR CONCERNED WHEN, AFTER CONDUCTING A RWY INSPECTION FOR AN ASSUMED ACFT LNDG IN DISTRESS, THAT IT IS ACTUALLY THE NEXT LNDG ACFT. ARPT OPS SUPVR STATES THAT TWR PERSONNEL FAILED TO IDENT THE CORRECT ACFT IN DISTRESS.

Narrative: AS AN ARPT OPS SUPVR, I PERFORM RWY INSPECTIONS AFTER THE LNDG OF ACFT IN DISTRESS. ON THE NIGHT OF JAN/XA/99, I ENTERED THE RWY AFTER THE WRONG 'CESSNA CITATION' (ACFT X) LANDED. IT WAS THE WRONG ACFT BECAUSE THE 'CESSNA CITATION' (ACFT Y) WHICH WAS IN DISTRESS LANDED MOMENTS LATER -- AFTER I CLRED THE RWY. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH ATCT TWR THE WHOLE TIME AND EVEN AFTER REQUESTING THE 'LOCATION OF THE CESSNA,' WASN'T ADVISED. (ATCT TWR HAD 2 CESSNA CITATIONS ON THE APCH AND FAILED TO ADVISE ME OF THE LOCATION OF THE ONE IN DISTRESS.) THE LNDG ACFT DID NOT HAVE TO DIVERT FROM ITS COURSE IN ORDER TO LAND SAFELY. THERE WAS NO COMPROMISE IN SAFETY AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT IN OPS OF THE AIRFIELD OR ATCT TWR. WHEN ADVISED TO EXIT THE RWY BY ATCT TWR, I DID SO QUICKLY. PROPER COMS FROM ATCT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED ME TO FOLLOW THE WRONG ACFT.

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.

Operations airport supervisor concerned when, after conducting a runway inspection for an assumed aircraft landing in distress, that it is actually the next landing aircraft. Airport operations supervisor states that tower personnel failed to identify the correct aircraft in distress.