I had an Airprox a number of years ago at a unit where you worked alone.
I got caught assuming that an aircraft would land; it went around instead and caught me on the climb out with other traffic.
As I was alone I sorted things out safely, and reported the facts and my actions as required by the regulations. The pilots involved were aware of the problem, but were very happy with my actions and did not file themselves.
I filed on myself - and lost my validation! I had to revalidate subsequently.
Would I do the same thing again? My heart says No because of the grief I put myself through, my professional head says Yes so that hopefully others can learn from my mistake. That is the professional thing to do, but management attitudes may (have!) make controllers think twice unfortunately.
"Never Assume - Check!"
