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Cmh controller described incident when fellow controller working local control; rarely rose from a chair; which visually prohibits scanning entire runway length.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 703915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cmh.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 24 controller time certified in position1 : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 703915 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
For nearly 1 hour this morning; I observed the controller at local control issue takeoff and landing clrncs without scanning the full length of our runways. The controller sat on their chair at the local control/east position; and for the most part; never arose. Human performance considerations: the construction of our tower does not allow the controller to scan the entire length of our runways unless the controller continually moves about from one side of the cabin attendant to the other. If the controller sits (or even stands) at the designated local controller-east or local controller-west position; the entire length of our runways cannot be scanned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CMH CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT WHEN FELLOW CTLR WORKING LCL CTL; RARELY ROSE FROM A CHAIR; WHICH VISUALLY PROHIBITS SCANNING ENTIRE RWY LENGTH.
Narrative: FOR NEARLY 1 HR THIS MORNING; I OBSERVED THE CTLR AT LCL CTL ISSUE TKOF AND LNDG CLRNCS WITHOUT SCANNING THE FULL LENGTH OF OUR RWYS. THE CTLR SAT ON THEIR CHAIR AT THE LCL CTL/E POS; AND FOR THE MOST PART; NEVER AROSE. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR TWR DOES NOT ALLOW THE CTLR TO SCAN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF OUR RWYS UNLESS THE CTLR CONTINUALLY MOVES ABOUT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CAB TO THE OTHER. IF THE CTLR SITS (OR EVEN STANDS) AT THE DESIGNATED LCL CTLR-EAST OR LCL CTLR-WEST POS; THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF OUR RWYS CANNOT BE SCANNED.
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.