ANC LCL CTLR FORGETS A11 COORD RESTR AND CLRS A B737 FOR TKOF THAT CONFLICTS WITH A C130 ON APCH TO EDF AFB.
Synopsis
ANC LCL CTLR FORGETS A11 COORD RESTR AND CLRS A B737 FOR TKOF THAT CONFLICTS WITH A C130 ON APCH TO EDF AFB.
Narrative
I WAS WORKING THE LCL CTL POS; COMBINED WITH GND CTL AND LHD TWR. THE TRACON ISSUED ME A RED LIGHT; CANCELING AUTOMATIC RELEASES OFF RWY 32. I WAS MODERATELY BUSY WORKING TFC ON 3 FREQS. I HAD A H/B747 TAXIING OUT AND I OFFERED HIM RWY 14; AND ADVISED HIM OF THE WIND. THE B747; AGREED WITH RWY 14 AND BEGAN TAXI. DUE TO THE MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE ARPT; ALL ACFT THAT PARK IN THE N PORTION OF THE FIELD; MUST TAXI ON THE RWY 32/14 TO GET TO ANY DEP RWY. I HAD A B737 REQUEST PUSH AND TAXI DURING THIS TIME. I TOLD HIM TO TAXI TO RWY 32. THE H/B747 DEPARTED RWY 14 AND CAUSED A 3 MIN WAKE TURB DELAY FOR THE B737. WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE DELAY; I CALLED THE TRACON AND ASKED FOR A RELEASE OFF RWY 32. DEP TOLD ME TO BEAT A C130 ON FINAL TO ELMENDORF AFB. AFTER THE WAKE TURB WAS UP; I PASSED TFC TO THE B737 AS A C130 ON 14 MI FINAL TO EDF AND FLY RWY HEADING. HE ACKNOWLEDGED AND DEPARTED. ALSO DURING THIS TIME; I WAS TAXIING A B1900 TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 32 FOR A 'BACK TAXI.' I GOT OCCUPIED WITH TAXIING THE TFC AROUND ALL OF THE CLOSURES ON THE FIELD AND DID NOT LOOK AT THE B737 DEPART. I CHANGED THE B737 TO DEP AND HE CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE C130. I KNOW I COULD HAVE; AND SHOULD HAVE; DONE MORE; BUT I WAS PREOCCUPIED USING MY PRIMARY DEP RWY AS A PRIMARY TXWY.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.