1995-04 · NASA ASRS report 309953
MULTIPLE RPTS FROM ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO FEELS THAT THE WRONG PERSON WAS HIRED TO FILL HIS POS AS ARPT DEPOT MGR SUPVR.
WHEN THE DEPOT AVIATION OFFICER; AIR TFC AND AIRSPACE OFFICER; AND AIRFIELD SAFETY OFFICER; RETIRED 1 YR AGO; IN HIS ON THE JOB TRAINING HE GAVE ME TO DO THIS JOB (WITH SOMEONE DUE TO BE NAMED AS THE AIR TFC ASSISTANT; NEWLY RAISED TO GS-9; WHICH I BELIEVED I HAD A GOOD CHANCE FOR BECAUSE OF MY EXTENSIVE AVIATION BACKGND AND CURRENCY WHICH NO ONE ELSE AT THE DEPOT POSSESSED; THUS MAKING ME ELIGIBLE AND REACHABLE AS A GS-5) HE ADVISED ME THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY HIDDEN AGENDAS AND HE WISHED ME GOOD LUCK IN GETTING THE JOB. I KNEW THE CIVILIAN ATA JOB SHOULD BE EITHER HIS OR MINE AND I WAS RIGHT. IN AUGUST; DESPITE MY BRIEFING; 2 C-130 CREWS FORGOT MY WARNING AND OVERFLEW AN ECCENTRIC INDIVIDUAL'S HOUSE (HE HAD PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT): THIS MARCH THE C-130 IGNORED MY ADVISORY AND FLEW A R-HAND PATTERN FOR RWY 34. LAST AUGUST THE PLT LANDED WITHOUT CALLING UP WHEN NEAR THE FIELD. THERE HAD BEEN CARS AND CRASH TRUCKS XING THE ACTIVE. ALSO; I GAVE HIM A BOOK OF APCH PLATES AND CAUTIONED HIM ABOUT THE VEHICLES AND THE OCCASIONAL STRAY C-150. THE JOB REQUIRES FILING FLT PLANS; THE FELLOW SELECTED AS MINIMALLY QUALIFIED CANNOT FILE AND CANNOT ACCESS THE DUATS COMPUTER BECAUSE HE WAS NOT EVEN A STUDENT PLT. MY UNION WOULD NOT PROCESS A GRIEVANCE. I RECENTLY LEARNED THE DEPOT IS PAYING FOR HIS PVT LICENSE. I HAVE MADE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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