Tower controller described an emergency event when inbound traffic; with aileron problems; was allow...

Narrative:

I had just gotten to work when approach called and advised that an aircraft was inbound with an emergency; no ailerons. Aircraft checked in and I cleared him to land runway 14; the runway in use. He told me he could not turn but that he would try. I then told him to disregard and continue towards runway 22; closed runway for construction. Flm and ground control called airport operations got the men and equipment clear of the safety area for runway 22 and I cleared the aircraft and told him landing will be at his own risk and to miss the 'X' over the numbers for runway 22. Recommendation; aircraft was an emergency; I have no recommendations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Tower Controller described an emergency event when inbound traffic; with aileron problems; was allowed to land on a closed runway after men and equipment were cleared due to runway alignment issues.

Narrative: I had just gotten to work when Approach called and advised that an aircraft was inbound with an emergency; no ailerons. Aircraft checked in and I cleared him to land Runway 14; the runway in use. He told me he could not turn but that he would try. I then told him to disregard and continue towards Runway 22; closed runway for construction. FLM and Ground Control called Airport Operations got the men and equipment clear of the safety area for Runway 22 and I cleared the aircraft and told him landing will be at his own risk and to miss the 'X' over the numbers for Runway 22. Recommendation; aircraft was an emergency; I have no recommendations.

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	961331
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Tower
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Sport Aircraft
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Tower controller described an emergency event when inbound traffic; with aileron problems; was allowed to land on a closed runway after men and equipment were cleared due to runway alignment issues.