Narrative:

I was working local control. When GA twin X called the tower, I advised the aircraft to square his turn to final and reduce speed so that I could get departures out before his arrival. The aircraft agreed and I issued the wind and advised him to continue to runway 36R. Later after one jet had departed runway 36R prior to aircraft X arrival, air carrier Y advised he was ready. I checked the tcdd and aircraft X was on about a 2 1/2 mi final I looked out the window and did not see aircraft X. I told Y to taxi into position and hold. Shortly after I issued the taxi instruction to air carrier Y, aircraft X advised that Y was pulling on the runway in front of him, and then advised he was going around. I agreed and issued 'aircraft X go around.' aircraft X was still on about 1/3 mi final. X retracted his gear and started to go around. I then told X to enter right traffic and cleared to land runway 36R. I also told X it was my fault he had to go around and thanked him for the help. Since that day, I have been advised that air carrier Y felt that aircraft X overflew his aircraft at a low altitude. I admit that I did not watch this maneuver all the way through since I had other duties as local controller. It appeared to me that aircraft X never overflew air carrier Y, but passed just off his right as Y had entered the runway from X's left. I have since been advised to be more careful and forget it. Analyst note: tcdd is tower cabin attendant digitized display.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR PUT ACR INTO TKOF POSITION WITH GA TWIN ON SHORT FINAL. GA ACFT MADE GO AROUND IN CLOSE PROX TO THE ACR. OPERATIONAL ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL. WHEN GA TWIN X CALLED THE TWR, I ADVISED THE ACFT TO SQUARE HIS TURN TO FINAL AND REDUCE SPD SO THAT I COULD GET DEPS OUT BEFORE HIS ARR. THE ACFT AGREED AND I ISSUED THE WIND AND ADVISED HIM TO CONTINUE TO RWY 36R. LATER AFTER ONE JET HAD DEPARTED RWY 36R PRIOR TO ACFT X ARR, ACR Y ADVISED HE WAS READY. I CHKED THE TCDD AND ACFT X WAS ON ABOUT A 2 1/2 MI FINAL I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND DID NOT SEE ACFT X. I TOLD Y TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. SHORTLY AFTER I ISSUED THE TAXI INSTRUCTION TO ACR Y, ACFT X ADVISED THAT Y WAS PULLING ON THE RWY IN FRONT OF HIM, AND THEN ADVISED HE WAS GOING AROUND. I AGREED AND ISSUED 'ACFT X GO AROUND.' ACFT X WAS STILL ON ABOUT 1/3 MI FINAL. X RETRACTED HIS GEAR AND STARTED TO GO AROUND. I THEN TOLD X TO ENTER RIGHT TFC AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 36R. I ALSO TOLD X IT WAS MY FAULT HE HAD TO GO AROUND AND THANKED HIM FOR THE HELP. SINCE THAT DAY, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT ACR Y FELT THAT ACFT X OVERFLEW HIS ACFT AT A LOW ALT. I ADMIT THAT I DID NOT WATCH THIS MANEUVER ALL THE WAY THROUGH SINCE I HAD OTHER DUTIES AS LCL CTLR. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT ACFT X NEVER OVERFLEW ACR Y, BUT PASSED JUST OFF HIS RIGHT AS Y HAD ENTERED THE RWY FROM X'S LEFT. I HAVE SINCE BEEN ADVISED TO BE MORE CAREFUL AND FORGET IT. ANALYST NOTE: TCDD IS TWR CAB DIGITIZED DISPLAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.