Narrative:

BE76 had been waiting for IFR departure for several mins. Local control cleared C152 to land. Local control cleared BE76 for takeoff with C152 short final. BE76 canceled his own takeoff clearance and held his position while over the hold short lines. C152 landed. BE76 departed. Controller in charge was tasked with giving a tower tour with minimum staffing and training in progress.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRQ CTLR DESCRIBED OPERROR WHEN THE LCL CTLR ISSUED TKOF CLRNC WITH TFC ON SHORT FINAL; DEP HELD BUT PASSED HOLD LINE; CTLR DID NOT ISSUE GAR.

Narrative: BE76 HAD BEEN WAITING FOR IFR DEP FOR SEVERAL MINS. LCL CTL CLRED C152 TO LAND. LCL CTL CLRED BE76 FOR TKOF WITH C152 SHORT FINAL. BE76 CANCELED HIS OWN TKOF CLRNC AND HELD HIS POS WHILE OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINES. C152 LANDED. BE76 DEPARTED. CIC WAS TASKED WITH GIVING A TWR TOUR WITH MINIMUM STAFFING AND TRAINING IN PROGRESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.