ACR Y HAD LTSS FROM AIR EVAC X. SYS ERROR.
Synopsis
ACR Y HAD LTSS FROM AIR EVAC X. SYS ERROR.
Narrative
I WAS WORKING THE LCL 2 POS WHEN THE CAB COORDINATOR GAVE ME A HEADS UP ON A MIL EVAC X THAT THE SATELLITE CTLR IN THE TRACON WAS WORKING WHO WOULD BE COMING TO LAND ON RWY 14 AT BUCKLEY ANG BASE (BKF) 2 MI SE OF STAPLETON ON A VISUAL APCH. I TOLD THE CAB COORDINATOR THAT I WANTED X TO FLY RIGHT OVER RWY 8 IN ORDER TO STAY WITH THE FLOW OF OUR DEPS. WE WERE LNDG ON RWY 17 AND DEPARTING RWY 8 AT THE TIME. I ALSO QUESTIONED WHY X WAS ON A VISUAL APCH WHEN WE WERE BELOW VISUAL MINIMUMS AND THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE VISUAL SEPARATION. HE TOLD ME THEY (THE TRACON) WOULD NOT DO THAT; AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL US WHEN HE WAS CLOSER. A MIN LATER THE CAB COORDINATOR TOLD ME THAT THE C-9 WAS 2 MI S OF BKF. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BRITE RADAR; I NOTICED THAT EVAC X WAS CRUISING AT 220 KTS AT 6800 FT MSL. REALIZING THE PROB SINCE I HAD ALREADY CLRED ACR Y (B-727) FOR TKOF; I TOLD THE CAB COORDINATOR THAT I WOULD PUT Y ON A 040 DEG HDG IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF TO AVOID EVAC X. Y TURNED IMMEDIATELY OFF THE RWY TO THE 040 DEG HDG. I EVENTUALLY TURNED HIM FURTHER N 010 DEGS TO PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM EVAC X. EVENTUALLY Y WAS PUT BACK ON COURSE OF A 065 DEG HDG TO RESUME HIS FLT. EVAC X CONCLUDED HIS FLT AND LANDED ON RWY 14 AT BKF. I WAS LATER INFORMED THAT AN OPERROR HAD BEEN CALLED ON THE TWR BY THE TRACON FOR THIS INCIDENT; WHICH IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. BOTH THE CAB COORDINATOR AND I HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY DECERTIFIED AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION. NO ONE IN THE TRACON HAS BEEN DECERTIFIED FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD PUT AN ACFT IN THE TWR'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT PROPER COORD. THE CAB COORDINATOR WAS BUSY AT THE TIME TRYING TO RESOLVE ANOTHER PROB WITH ANOTHER CTLR WHO HAD JUST RECEIVED 2 ACFT FROM THE FINAL CTLR WITHOUT PROPER HVY JET SEPARATION THAT WERE LNDG ON RWY 17. THE TRACON CLAIMED THAT THEY DID COORDINATE THE INBOUND WITH THE CAB COORDINATOR. HOWEVER; THE VOICE TAPE RECORDING CLRLY SHOWS THE APPROVAL WAS NEVER GIVEN. THE CAB COORDINATOR WAS PARTIALLY AWARE OF THE SIT BUT NEVER GAVE APPROVAL; NOR DID I; THE LCL CTLR; GIVE APPROVAL FOR ANYONE TO ENTER MY AIRSPACE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.