Small Aircraft
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 2
Confusion; Distraction
No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance
Human Factors
Aircraft X was in the traffic pattern for options; in communication with local 1. When Aircraft X requested to make the next arrival a full stop; with a request for a long rollout; Local Control (LC1) responded in the affirmative. When Aircraft X was abeam the tower on downwind; LC1 cleared Aircraft X for the option. Aircraft X read back the clearance; and then requested to taxi to ramp with LC1; 'In order not to wake up the ground controller.' I want to emphasize at this point; I was not sleeping; or in a sleep-like state. There were 2 people upstairs in the cab; and the LC can confirm that no one was sleeping.LC1 responded; 'I have your request.' when Aircraft X was on the ground; rolling down runway 21L; LC1 instructed the aircraft to exit at taxiway F; contact ground. Aircraft X responded; 'Can we stay with you? We don't want to wake up the ground guy. Oh; never mind; he'll need to get up anyway; he's going to leave the facility in 25 minutes.' This concerns the fact that we close[d soon]. LC1 instructed the aircraft once again to contact ground. When Aircraft X called me; the ground controller; I instructed Aircraft X to taxi to the ramp via taxiway F. Instruct student pilots and instructors that insinuating that someone is asleep in the tower cab; when they are not; is not funny; or acceptable.
Ground Controller reports of a pilot insinuating that Ground Control was sleeping and wanted to stay with Local and taxi to the ramp. Ground Controller was not sleeping and did not think the comments were acceptable.