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Clt controller described incident following his being relieved by supervisor because of dispute regarding spacing on final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 717716 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Was working final control position on a day when wind was 50 KTS out of the northeast at 5000 ft; then 30 KTS from southwest at 3000 ft. Front line manager came over and instructed me that 'we were going to have to do better and cut landing interval to 4 mi. (I was running 5 mi at the time.) I told him I didn't know if I could do that; but he could replace me if he wanted. His response was; 'we may just have to do that.' next controller in off break; was controller I relieved 30 mins earlier. He'd been on final for 1 hour 50 mins before break. He took briefing; then 8 mins after assuming the position; had an operational error with 2 aircraft at 4000 ft on base leg. Instance could have been prevented if supervisor hadn't tried to pressure controller into running reduced final on a day when winds were swirling and unpredictable. Relieving controller felt pressured to run a reduced final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLT CTLR DESCRIBED INCIDENT FOLLOWING HIS BEING RELIEVED BY SUPVR BECAUSE OF DISPUTE REGARDING SPACING ON FINAL.
Narrative: WAS WORKING FINAL CTL POS ON A DAY WHEN WIND WAS 50 KTS OUT OF THE NE AT 5000 FT; THEN 30 KTS FROM SW AT 3000 FT. FRONT LINE MGR CAME OVER AND INSTRUCTED ME THAT 'WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BETTER AND CUT LNDG INTERVAL TO 4 MI. (I WAS RUNNING 5 MI AT THE TIME.) I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T KNOW IF I COULD DO THAT; BUT HE COULD REPLACE ME IF HE WANTED. HIS RESPONSE WAS; 'WE MAY JUST HAVE TO DO THAT.' NEXT CTLR IN OFF BREAK; WAS CTLR I RELIEVED 30 MINS EARLIER. HE'D BEEN ON FINAL FOR 1 HR 50 MINS BEFORE BREAK. HE TOOK BRIEFING; THEN 8 MINS AFTER ASSUMING THE POS; HAD AN OPERROR WITH 2 ACFT AT 4000 FT ON BASE LEG. INSTANCE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF SUPVR HADN'T TRIED TO PRESSURE CTLR INTO RUNNING REDUCED FINAL ON A DAY WHEN WINDS WERE SWIRLING AND UNPREDICTABLE. RELIEVING CTLR FELT PRESSURED TO RUN A REDUCED FINAL.
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.