Fsd controller describes low approach by aircraft on runway 9 that overflew air carrier on runway 21 rollout that concerned the air carrier flight crew.

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Attributes
ACN	669907
Time
Date	200508
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsd.airport
State Reference	SD
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fsd.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fsd.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 8 controller time certified in position1 : 4 flight time total : 60
ASRS Report	669907
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

I was working an extra position in the tower for our special activity flts. In the past; we either work this position in the tower or TRACON. I had aircraft X; PA28; come off of Y14 airport and requesting a low approach to runway 9 at fsd. I radar idented him and then apprequed the low approach with the tower controller and he said 'approved reference air carrier Y.' I had aircraft X make a left 270 degree turn and then cleared him for a low approach. After air carrier Y had landed and was taxiing; aircraft X made a low approach to runway 9. Runway 9 does not intersect with runway 21. Air carrier X inquired about the operation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FSD CTLR DESCRIBES LOW APCH BY ACFT ON RWY 9 THAT OVERFLEW ACR ON RWY 21 ROLLOUT THAT CONCERNED THE ACR FLT CREW.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING AN EXTRA POS IN THE TWR FOR OUR SPECIAL ACTIVITY FLTS. IN THE PAST; WE EITHER WORK THIS POS IN THE TWR OR TRACON. I HAD ACFT X; PA28; COME OFF OF Y14 ARPT AND REQUESTING A LOW APCH TO RWY 9 AT FSD. I RADAR IDENTED HIM AND THEN APPREQUED THE LOW APCH WITH THE TWR CTLR AND HE SAID 'APPROVED REF ACR Y.' I HAD ACFT X MAKE A L 270 DEG TURN AND THEN CLRED HIM FOR A LOW APCH. AFTER ACR Y HAD LANDED AND WAS TAXIING; ACFT X MADE A LOW APCH TO RWY 9. RWY 9 DOES NOT INTERSECT WITH RWY 21. ACR X INQUIRED ABOUT THE OP.

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.