2011-06 · NASA ASRS report 954093
Tower FLM described an aborted take off event resulting from a confused and non compliant crossing clearance procedure; the reporter alleging the non-standard procedure was the primary causal factor.
Dash 8 was taxied to Runway 27R at Taxiway Delta for an intersection departure. The Ground Controller had advised the Local Control East position; Cab Coordinator east position and the FLM in the Tower of the intersection departure. Subsequently; the Ground Controller received runway crossings with the Cab Coordinator instead of the Local Controller. Since the runway was being used as a departure runway; only the Local Controller can grant runway crossing as per facility directive. The Cab Coordinator issued the runway crossing. At the time of the incident I was on the phone advising the TRACON of a runway/taxiway closure. I was not aware of the improper coordination between the Ground Controller and the Cab Coordinator. As a result; the Ground Controller issued taxi instructions to cross Runway 27R while the Dash 8 was rolling down the runway. The Dash 8 aborted take-off and the ASDE-X issued a runway occupied alarm. Recommendation; prohibit any non-standard departure or arrival operations.
Just after combining Ground Control West with Ground Control East; I coordinated a crossing with the Crossing Coordinator and then crossed Runway 27R with an A320 at Taxiway K3 in front of a DH8 departing Runway 27R from Taxiway Echo. Recommendation; Runway 35 was just closed for maintenance a few minutes earlier than previously coordinated and the DH8 would have normally departed Runway 35 from the KILO Intersection. This procedure would have never impacted Runway 27R. Also the DH8 could have been taxied across Runway 27R at ECHO and departed Runway 27L with all the other departures.
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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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