1997-02 · NASA ASRS report 359765
APCH CTLR PUSHING TFC DURING A BUSY PERIOD SAW A HOLE IN SPACING AND TURNED AN ACR B757 IN OVER THE OM IN FRONT OF A C650 WITH LESS THAN THE REQUIRED WAKE TURB SEPARATION. THE C650 ELECTED TO MAKE A GAR TO AVOID THE WAKE TURB FROM THE B757. RPTR ADMITTED HE FORGOT HE NEEDED THE EXTRA SEPARATION AND WAS JUST TRYING TO 'SLAM EM IN.'
BUSY PERIOD. HAD A SECTOR CLOSED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING RADIO JACK. PHYSICALLY HAD TO MOVE OVER TO ANOTHER SCOPE TO WORK. SET-UP IS TO HAVE A FEEDER CTLR AND FINAL CTLR IF NEEDED. WORKLOAD HVY BUT MANAGEABLE BY ME. SAW A 'HOLE' OPEN UP AND TO KEEP EVERYTHING MOVING AND 'LOOKING PRETTY;' I PREPARED THE B757 FOR A SHORT TURN IN AROUND THE OM. WE WERE CARRYING A 15-25 KT TAILWIND ON THE FINAL. HAD NOT BEEN MUCH OF A PROB. I BELIEVE THE CORPORATE AIRPLANE TO HAVE BEEN A C650 OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO PUT SOMEONE IN THE 'HOLE' BUT IT WAS A POOR CHOICE TO STICK THE B757 IN THERE. I LOST SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT I NEEDED ADDITIONAL WAKE TURB BEHIND HIM AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE TAILWIND; IT WOULD BE TOUGH TO KEEP. IT'S GREAT TO 'SLAM EM IN;' BUT YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR HEAD. AFTER 20 YRS YOU'D THINK I KNOW BETTER. THE POOR CORPORATE AIRPLANE WENT AROUND OVER THE ARPT. I DON'T KNOW THE REASON; THOUGH I CAN GUESS. WE ARE OUT THERE ON OUR OWN A LOT. SOMETIMES WE MAKE MISTAKES. I'M GLAD MINE DID NOT HURT ANYBODY. THE FACT THAT FAA KEEPS CHANGING RULES SUCKS. FOR YRS A B757 HAD NO SPECIAL WAKE REQUIREMENTS. WE ACT ON INSTINCTS OFTEN; BEING HUMAN.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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