Mowers crossed txwys without establishing two way radio communication or receiving prior authorizati...

Attributes
ACN	111743
Time
Date	198905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdg
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	111743
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

4 mowers crossed txwys D and F without a clearance. They tried to call but we only received a squeal and no voice. They then made the decision to cross the txwys. It was also confusing because I was working both local and ground control combined.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOWERS CROSSED TXWYS WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO WAY RADIO COM OR RECEIVING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: 4 MOWERS CROSSED TXWYS D AND F WITHOUT A CLRNC. THEY TRIED TO CALL BUT WE ONLY RECEIVED A SQUEAL AND NO VOICE. THEY THEN MADE THE DECISION TO CROSS THE TXWYS. IT WAS ALSO CONFUSING BECAUSE I WAS WORKING BOTH LCL AND GND CTL COMBINED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Mowers crossed txwys without establishing two way radio communication or receiving prior authorization.