PA28 at fwa lands and holds short of a C337 in position waiting for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	542243
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super Skymaster
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller radar : 7
ASRS Report	542243
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cessna citation departure IFR while PA28 was in pattern doing touch and goes. The citation developed an emergency due to a door opening in flight after being handed off to the center. I vectored citation to the airport where it landed at a higher than normal speed. I sequenced the PA28 on the downwind to follow the citation. When the citation rolled past taxiway Y I put the C337 in position (2200 ft from threshold). The citation ended up rolling almost to the end of the runway. I lost site of the PA28, but felt I had time since the last time I saw the PA28 on a mid field downwind doing a requested 360 to allow the citation to land. I was distracted watching for the citation to clear. When I turned around to check for the PA28 and to clear the C337 for takeoff I spotted the PA28 about to touchdown. I didn't issue to a go around because I felt it would had been more dangerous than allowing the PA28 to land. The PA28 stopped over 100 ft behind the C337, then cleared the runway. The PA28 pilot said he saw the C337 sitting on the runway, but knew he could land and stop soon enough. Hindsight would dictate that I should not had put the C337 into position at the intersection after the citation landed to allow myself more time for the emergency (open door) to resolve itself. I should also had instructed the PA28 to continue doing 360's on the downwind until this situation with the citation ended. A very valuable lesson was learned today. 'Don't try to do to many things while an aircraft with an emergency can distract your attention from the operation.' also I should had requested assistance from other controllers or supervisor on break, because more eyes and ears help keep things safer. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said he should not have been combined with the approach control positions while working the local position and should have called for assistance. He said the supervisor and the other controllers were in the break room. He said he became distraction with the citation turning off long and forgot about the PA28 that was cleared to land. He said the facility has a different policy on staffing now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 AT FWA LANDS AND HOLDS SHORT OF A C337 IN POSITION WAITING FOR TKOF.

Narrative: CESSNA CITATION DEP IFR WHILE PA28 WAS IN PATTERN DOING TOUCH AND GOES. THE CITATION DEVELOPED AN EMER DUE TO A DOOR OPENING IN FLT AFTER BEING HANDED OFF TO THE CTR. I VECTORED CITATION TO THE ARPT WHERE IT LANDED AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED. I SEQUENCED THE PA28 ON THE DOWNWIND TO FOLLOW THE CITATION. WHEN THE CITATION ROLLED PAST TXWY Y I PUT THE C337 IN POSITION (2200 FT FROM THRESHOLD). THE CITATION ENDED UP ROLLING ALMOST TO THE END OF THE RWY. I LOST SITE OF THE PA28, BUT FELT I HAD TIME SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW THE PA28 ON A MID FIELD DOWNWIND DOING A REQUESTED 360 TO ALLOW THE CITATION TO LAND. I WAS DISTRACTED WATCHING FOR THE CITATION TO CLR. WHEN I TURNED AROUND TO CHK FOR THE PA28 AND TO CLR THE C337 FOR TKOF I SPOTTED THE PA28 ABOUT TO TOUCHDOWN. I DIDN'T ISSUE TO A GAR BECAUSE I FELT IT WOULD HAD BEEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN ALLOWING THE PA28 TO LAND. THE PA28 STOPPED OVER 100 FT BEHIND THE C337, THEN CLRED THE RWY. THE PA28 PLT SAID HE SAW THE C337 SITTING ON THE RWY, BUT KNEW HE COULD LAND AND STOP SOON ENOUGH. HINDSIGHT WOULD DICTATE THAT I SHOULD NOT HAD PUT THE C337 INTO POSITION AT THE INTERSECTION AFTER THE CITATION LANDED TO ALLOW MYSELF MORE TIME FOR THE EMER (OPEN DOOR) TO RESOLVE ITSELF. I SHOULD ALSO HAD INSTRUCTED THE PA28 TO CONTINUE DOING 360'S ON THE DOWNWIND UNTIL THIS SITUATION WITH THE CITATION ENDED. A VERY VALUABLE LESSON WAS LEARNED TODAY. 'DON'T TRY TO DO TO MANY THINGS WHILE AN ACFT WITH AN EMER CAN DISTRACT YOUR ATTENTION FROM THE OP.' ALSO I SHOULD HAD REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER CTLRS OR SUPVR ON BREAK, BECAUSE MORE EYES AND EARS HELP KEEP THINGS SAFER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COMBINED WITH THE APCH CTL POSITIONS WHILE WORKING THE LCL POSITION AND SHOULD HAVE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. HE SAID THE SUPVR AND THE OTHER CTLRS WERE IN THE BREAK ROOM. HE SAID HE BECAME DISTR WITH THE CITATION TURNING OFF LONG AND FORGOT ABOUT THE PA28 THAT WAS CLRED TO LAND. HE SAID THE FACILITY HAS A DIFFERENT POLICY ON STAFFING NOW.

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.