Narrative:

Prior to incident; as controller in charge; heated discussion with approach control in regards to changing ILS approach from runway 24 to runway 6. Wind heavily favored change to runway 6. Winds 360 degrees at 10-15 KTS. Activate runway 33L/right. New york approach isp sector was very adamant not to change ILS approachs. Aircraft landing runway 24 were floating on touchdown. The xwinds on runway 24 were 120 degrees at 10-15 KTS. Numerous practice approachs were inbound to runway 24. The active runways were runway 33L&right. Wind at time 360 degrees at 10-15 KTS. Corrective action: do not have controller in charge working an active control position and have to negotiate ILS approachs or changes with another facility during busy time on landlines. This becomes a distraction and causes one to lose focus.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ISP LCL CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING ASSIGNED DUTIES AND INTERFAC COORD PROBS WITH N90; ALL WHILE WORKING A BUSY CTL POS AND TRYING TO INITIATE A RWY CHANGE.

Narrative: PRIOR TO INCIDENT; AS CIC; HEATED DISCUSSION WITH APCH CTL IN REGARDS TO CHANGING ILS APCH FROM RWY 24 TO RWY 6. WIND HEAVILY FAVORED CHANGE TO RWY 6. WINDS 360 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS. ACTIVATE RWY 33L/R. NEW YORK APCH ISP SECTOR WAS VERY ADAMANT NOT TO CHANGE ILS APCHS. ACFT LNDG RWY 24 WERE FLOATING ON TOUCHDOWN. THE XWINDS ON RWY 24 WERE 120 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS. NUMEROUS PRACTICE APCHS WERE INBOUND TO RWY 24. THE ACTIVE RWYS WERE RWY 33L&R. WIND AT TIME 360 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DO NOT HAVE CIC WORKING AN ACTIVE CTL POS AND HAVE TO NEGOTIATE ILS APCHS OR CHANGES WITH ANOTHER FACILITY DURING BUSY TIME ON LANDLINES. THIS BECOMES A DISTR AND CAUSES ONE TO LOSE FOCUS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.