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Ground controller cleared an airport vehicle onto an active surface without realizing the occurrence. Reporter suggesting current method of indicating vehicle activity be changed to reflect only active operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 863785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Flight Phase | Other Driving |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I cleared vehicle X on an active surface without realizing it. Once I realized the situation; I coordinated with the local controller and notified the controller-in-charge (controller in charge)/supervisor. Recommendation; we work with a magnetic board and chips for indicators for active surfaces and runways. During an east or west operation this board becomes very cluttered. I would recommend that we reduce this clutter by keeping just the active chips on the board rather than both hot and cold chips for all surfaces.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground Controller cleared an airport vehicle onto an active surface without realizing the occurrence. Reporter suggesting current method of indicating vehicle activity be changed to reflect only active operations.
Narrative: I cleared Vehicle X on an active surface without realizing it. Once I realized the situation; I coordinated with the Local Controller and notified the Controller-In-Charge (CIC)/Supervisor. Recommendation; we work with a magnetic board and chips for indicators for active surfaces and runways. During an East or West operation this board becomes very cluttered. I would recommend that we reduce this clutter by keeping just the active chips on the board rather than both hot and cold chips for all surfaces.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.