Crw controller expressed concern regarding facility staffing.

Attributes
ACN	716662
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw.airport
State Reference	WV
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Experience	controller limited radar : 4 controller non radar : 7 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	716662
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA
Primary Problem	FAA
Situations
ATC Facility	staffing : crw.tower

Narrative:

On nov/mon/06; between the hours of XA00-XI00; FAA management decided to operate this facility with 4 fully certified controllers (fpl). This meant that at times throughout the day there would only be 1 person in the operating quarters of both the ATCT and the TRACON. This practice violates current FAA policy and established practices. Furthermore; this practice does not give the controller's full attention to the runways; txwys; or radar scope. With several different construction projects underway at crw and an increasing amount of air traffic; I believe that this action is not in the best interest of the flying public and/or the ensured safety of the national airspace system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRW CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY STAFFING.

Narrative: ON NOV/MON/06; BTWN THE HRS OF XA00-XI00; FAA MGMNT DECIDED TO OPERATE THIS FACILITY WITH 4 FULLY CERTIFIED CTLRS (FPL). THIS MEANT THAT AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY THERE WOULD ONLY BE 1 PERSON IN THE OPERATING QUARTERS OF BOTH THE ATCT AND THE TRACON. THIS PRACTICE VIOLATES CURRENT FAA POLICY AND ESTABLISHED PRACTICES. FURTHERMORE; THIS PRACTICE DOES NOT GIVE THE CTLR'S FULL ATTN TO THE RWYS; TXWYS; OR RADAR SCOPE. WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDERWAY AT CRW AND AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF AIR TFC; I BELIEVE THAT THIS ACTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FLYING PUBLIC AND/OR THE ENSURED SAFETY OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYS.

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.