« Reply #133 on: June 22, 2007, 08:36:19 AM »
Collision avoided by 50 feet at Teterboro Airport (same incident as above post)
2 planes nearly collide at Teterboro"The tower controller stated that he did not see the incursion, so he did not cancel either takeoff clearance," the NTSB report said.
This showed up on AVWeb in August of 2006:ATC Staffing
I am a controller at TEB airport [Teterboro, N.J.]. There are many times where there are only two controllers in the Tower because we are short staffed, and management does not want to call in overtime to make up staffing. We are supposed to have five positions open but only have two on certain days. They usually combine Local, Ground control, and CIC [controller in charge]. The local controller should be focusing on the runways and the aircrafts in the air. With the positions combined the Local controller now has to worry about the aircraft on taxiways has well. Sometime you have controllers staying in the Tower the whole day without a break.
This is a safety issue to all the flying public. This can also cause delays and have aircraft burning fuel on the ground when they should be flying. Safety is what we should focus on, not on how much management can cut back and get away with it. The FAA is going to continue this way until the flying public has had enough or something happens.
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