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Tjsj tower coordinator described ATC issued abort when previous landing aircraft failed to clear runway and supervisor-ground controller failed to advise local controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 678532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tjsj.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tjsj.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local oversight : coordinator |
| Qualification | controller : military controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 7 controller military : 4 controller radar : 2 controller supervisory : 1 flight time total : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 678532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Aircraft #2 landed and stopped before exiting runway 8 at intersection north because he saw another aircraft on taxiway south holding short of taxiway north. Aircraft #1 was cleared for takeoff when I heard the operations supervisor tell the ground controller to move aircraft #2 past the hold short line. I noticed that the tail of aircraft #2 was still on the runway and advised the local controller. Aircraft #1 was rolling 1500 ft down the runway when the local controller instructed him to abort takeoff due to an aircraft on the runway. I believe that what caused this situation was the fact that aircraft #2 did not move past the hold short line because he saw the aircraft that was holding short on taxiway south. There was no need for that aircraft to be holding on taxiway south short of taxiway north. I also believe that the ground controller and the operations supervisor failed to advise the local controller of the fact that the aircraft #2 suddenly stopped before finishing exiting the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TJSJ TWR COORDINATOR DESCRIBED ATC ISSUED ABORT WHEN PREVIOUS LNDG ACFT FAILED TO CLR RWY AND SUPVR-GND CTLR FAILED TO ADVISE LCL CTLR.
Narrative: ACFT #2 LANDED AND STOPPED BEFORE EXITING RWY 8 AT INTXN N BECAUSE HE SAW ANOTHER ACFT ON TXWY S HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY N. ACFT #1 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF WHEN I HEARD THE OPS SUPVR TELL THE GND CTLR TO MOVE ACFT #2 PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I NOTICED THAT THE TAIL OF ACFT #2 WAS STILL ON THE RWY AND ADVISED THE LCL CTLR. ACFT #1 WAS ROLLING 1500 FT DOWN THE RWY WHEN THE LCL CTLR INSTRUCTED HIM TO ABORT TKOF DUE TO AN ACFT ON THE RWY. I BELIEVE THAT WHAT CAUSED THIS SIT WAS THE FACT THAT ACFT #2 DID NOT MOVE PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE BECAUSE HE SAW THE ACFT THAT WAS HOLDING SHORT ON TXWY S. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THAT ACFT TO BE HOLDING ON TXWY S SHORT OF TXWY N. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE GND CTLR AND THE OPS SUPVR FAILED TO ADVISE THE LCL CTLR OF THE FACT THAT THE ACFT #2 SUDDENLY STOPPED BEFORE FINISHING EXITING THE RWY.
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.