NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
MYF Tower Controller reported low wing single engine aircraft departure deviated into parallel Runway traffic resulted in a NMAC.
What is ASRS?
The Aviation Safety Reporting System is NASA's voluntary, confidential, non- punitive incident-reporting system, established 1976. Pilots, controllers, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians file reports describing safety- relevant events. NASA de-identifies every report before adding it to the public database. Reports are not investigated by NASA, the FAA, or the NTSB — they represent the reporter's perspective.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim from the de-identified NASA record. First-person account by the
reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
anonymization placeholders are ZZZ,
X, Y.
Aircraft X departed Runway 28R for a right down departure. The aircraft drifted to the south into the departure path of Runway 28 left, which had Aircraft Y departing. Aircraft X was reported to be right on top of the Aircraft Y by 100ft, radar display replay confirms altitudes. Aircraft Y reported it to Local Control 1, which told Local Control 2; at this point Aircraft X was in the crosswind turn away from Aircraft Y. Even when told about the situation I could not see both aircraft due to the Window Shades blocking my view, they were pulled half way down. When the shades are like this we can’t see the top half clearly, but others like it, because it blocks the sun. I personally cannot stand the way we do our shades, but I’m in the minority and the majority rule. I was also busy looking at the arrivals during the event to ensure separation between arrivals. With the amount of volume that we have, I recommend implementing a local assist position to help get more eyes out the window to prevent these types of situations. Our local assist position has been waiting for approval for years.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- ATC Issue
- Conflict
- Deviation - Track / Heading
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Ground Event / Encounter
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Human Factors
- Primary Problem
- Human Factors
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.