Narrative:

This was the 5TH day for this new trainee on position at this facility. Local control normally keeps an aircraft on their frequency until after they cross the inner parallel runway *runway 18C). The bae-146 was side-stepped from runway 18R over to runway 18L by the other local controller but was not issued a frequency change to our frequency. The C182 was holding in position on runway 18C. The other local coordinated with the trainee to cross runway 18C with the bae-146 and was approved. While I was coordinating with ground control on several departures taxiing out that had jumped frequency and were in a standoff (9 aircraft on 4 txwys) wondering what their sequence was, the trainee cleared the C182 for takeoff. The other local asked if the C182 was rolling and I turned to see the bae-146 stopped in the middle of the runway. As I started to cancel the C182's takeoff clearance, he rotated and started a turn. Several solutions: 1) unsure aircraft are clear of runway. 2) when changing aircraft to another runway, also issue a frequency change to the appropriate controller working that runway. 3) when crossing a runway, do not stop until clear of it regardless of whether or not you have contacted ground control. 4) during a departure push, do not change to tower frequency until #1 aircraft at runway or when told to by ground control. Local control is busy enough without having to do ground control's sequencing because the pilot changes frequency before he knows who to follow.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEM LCL DEVELOPMENTAL CTLR CLRS C182 FOR TKOF WITH BAE-146 XING RWY.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE 5TH DAY FOR THIS NEW TRAINEE ON POS AT THIS FACILITY. LCL CTL NORMALLY KEEPS AN ACFT ON THEIR FREQ UNTIL AFTER THEY CROSS THE INNER PARALLEL RWY *RWY 18C). THE BAE-146 WAS SIDE-STEPPED FROM RWY 18R OVER TO RWY 18L BY THE OTHER LCL CTLR BUT WAS NOT ISSUED A FREQ CHANGE TO OUR FREQ. THE C182 WAS HOLDING IN POS ON RWY 18C. THE OTHER LCL COORDINATED WITH THE TRAINEE TO CROSS RWY 18C WITH THE BAE-146 AND WAS APPROVED. WHILE I WAS COORDINATING WITH GND CTL ON SEVERAL DEPS TAXIING OUT THAT HAD JUMPED FREQ AND WERE IN A STANDOFF (9 ACFT ON 4 TXWYS) WONDERING WHAT THEIR SEQUENCE WAS, THE TRAINEE CLRED THE C182 FOR TKOF. THE OTHER LCL ASKED IF THE C182 WAS ROLLING AND I TURNED TO SEE THE BAE-146 STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY. AS I STARTED TO CANCEL THE C182'S TKOF CLRNC, HE ROTATED AND STARTED A TURN. SEVERAL SOLUTIONS: 1) UNSURE ACFT ARE CLR OF RWY. 2) WHEN CHANGING ACFT TO ANOTHER RWY, ALSO ISSUE A FREQ CHANGE TO THE APPROPRIATE CTLR WORKING THAT RWY. 3) WHEN XING A RWY, DO NOT STOP UNTIL CLR OF IT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE CONTACTED GND CTL. 4) DURING A DEP PUSH, DO NOT CHANGE TO TWR FREQ UNTIL #1 ACFT AT RWY OR WHEN TOLD TO BY GND CTL. LCL CTL IS BUSY ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING TO DO GND CTL'S SEQUENCING BECAUSE THE PLT CHANGES FREQ BEFORE HE KNOWS WHO TO FOLLOW.

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.