Narrative:

Aircraft #1 was cleared for takeoff then aircraft #2 was cleared to land behind him. After aircraft #1 departed; aircraft #3 was cleared for takeoff on a crossing runway. It appeared to be a workable situation. I was distraction by second aircraft on final (that appeared to need more spacing) as I needed to write these call signs down. When my scan returned to the aircraft #2 on short final; it appeared the separation would not be there at the intersection. It also was; in my judgement; too late to send aircraft #2 around (in the flare) and too late to abort aircraft #3's takeoff (too fast). I believe aircraft #1 and aircraft #3 took too long to roll due to unknown cockpit activity and writing down call signs for aircraft on final contributed to this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CVG LCL CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR INVOLVING ARR AND DEP ACFT AT INTXN OF RWYS.

Narrative: ACFT #1 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF THEN ACFT #2 WAS CLRED TO LAND BEHIND HIM. AFTER ACFT #1 DEPARTED; ACFT #3 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON A XING RWY. IT APPEARED TO BE A WORKABLE SIT. I WAS DISTR BY SECOND ACFT ON FINAL (THAT APPEARED TO NEED MORE SPACING) AS I NEEDED TO WRITE THESE CALL SIGNS DOWN. WHEN MY SCAN RETURNED TO THE ACFT #2 ON SHORT FINAL; IT APPEARED THE SEPARATION WOULD NOT BE THERE AT THE INTXN. IT ALSO WAS; IN MY JUDGEMENT; TOO LATE TO SEND ACFT #2 AROUND (IN THE FLARE) AND TOO LATE TO ABORT ACFT #3'S TKOF (TOO FAST). I BELIEVE ACFT #1 AND ACFT #3 TOOK TOO LONG TO ROLL DUE TO UNKNOWN COCKPIT ACTIVITY AND WRITING DOWN CALL SIGNS FOR ACFT ON FINAL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

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.