Yng controller expressed concern regarding facility staffing and the FAA's budgetary policies.

Attributes
ACN	718279
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yng.tracon
State Reference	OH
Environment
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach controller : departure controller : flight data controller : handoff position controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 10 controller radar : 4 controller time certified in position1 : 4 flight time total : 40
ASRS Report	718279
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 : yng.tracon

Narrative:

The FAA continues to short staff facilities and in an effort to operate in a 'business-like' manner just fails to properly staff shifts and/or portions of shifts. The longer this goes on; the greater the chances of an accident or incident occurring. The more overworked controllers are; the more tired they get; and it just increases the opportunities for errors to occur. Without the resources of a ground controller or an arrival data controller during busy periods of traffic; the controllers working are left with no resources to assist in ensuring an incident or accident does not occur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: YNG CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING FACILITY STAFFING AND THE FAA'S BUDGETARY POLICIES.

Narrative: THE FAA CONTINUES TO SHORT STAFF FACILITIES AND IN AN EFFORT TO OPERATE IN A 'BUSINESS-LIKE' MANNER JUST FAILS TO PROPERLY STAFF SHIFTS AND/OR PORTIONS OF SHIFTS. THE LONGER THIS GOES ON; THE GREATER THE CHANCES OF AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OCCURRING. THE MORE OVERWORKED CTLRS ARE; THE MORE TIRED THEY GET; AND IT JUST INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ERRORS TO OCCUR. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES OF A GND CTLR OR AN ARR DATA CTLR DURING BUSY PERIODS OF TFC; THE CTLRS WORKING ARE LEFT WITH NO RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN ENSURING AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT DOES NOT OCCUR.

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.