Ground controller described a conflict when local control failed to coordinate an opposite direction...

Narrative:

Local control had a PA44 landing opposite direction to runway xxl and did not coordinate the opposite direction lander to the ground control as required. Ground control had only one aircraft taxiing to runway yyl for departure. The landing PA44 turned off the runway at taxiway A6 and did not call ground control; did not look to see if traffic was on the taxiway and proceeded to the ramp. This caused an E145 on the taxiway to hit the brakes to avoid possible collision. The E145 was not happy as you can imagine and asked what was going on with the twin that just cut him off. I advised him that I was not in communication with the aircraft but that I would find out what happened. Then the pilot gave his explanation and apologized to the E145. I reported the event to the flm who talked to the pilot via telephone. Recommendation; local control needs to follow the procedure for coordinating opposite direction landings. [We need] better scanning for all positions for situational awareness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Ground Controller described a conflict when Local Control failed to coordinate an opposite direction landing resulting in significant braking required by an outgoing air carrier.

Narrative: Local Control had a PA44 landing opposite direction to Runway XXL and did not coordinate the opposite direction lander to the Ground Control as required. Ground Control had only one aircraft taxiing to Runway YYL for departure. The landing PA44 turned off the runway at Taxiway A6 and did not call Ground Control; did not look to see if traffic was on the taxiway and proceeded to the ramp. This caused an E145 on the taxiway to hit the brakes to avoid possible collision. The E145 was not happy as you can imagine and asked what was going on with the twin that just cut him off. I advised him that I was not in communication with the aircraft but that I would find out what happened. Then the pilot gave his explanation and apologized to the E145. I reported the event to the FLM who talked to the pilot via telephone. Recommendation; Local Control needs to follow the procedure for coordinating opposite direction landings. [We need] better scanning for all positions for situational awareness.

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.

Attributes
ACN	954273
Time
Date	201106
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Tower
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Ground
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Ground controller described a conflict when local control failed to coordinate an opposite direction landing resulting in significant braking required by an outgoing air carrier.