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Fuel trucks crossed the runway hold line but held short of the runway while an small aircraft departed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 111969 |
| 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 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 111969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
An small aircraft was cleared for takeoff. When still on the taxiway I cleared a fuel truck to cross the runway west/O delay. The fuel truck initially delayed and then sped up, but decided to hold. He crossed the hold line, but held short of the actual runway. Contributing factors: 1) ground control and local controller were combined and worked by 1 person during a moderate period of traffic. This should be decombined. 2) ground control frequency vol was low due to mechanical problems. Also, when a person on ground and tower called at the same time, you hear nothing but a loud squeal. 3) noise in the tower cabin is a confusing item from people not working positions. 4) fuel truck operator was not sure of clearance due to poor radio in fuel truck. 5) during this period of moderate traffic, there were 5 times when a transmission was on 119.9 and 121.9 at the same time. These xmissions were lost and garbled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FUEL TRUCKS CROSSED THE RWY HOLD LINE BUT HELD SHORT OF THE RWY WHILE AN SMA DEPARTED.
Narrative: AN SMA WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. WHEN STILL ON THE TXWY I CLRED A FUEL TRUCK TO CROSS THE RWY W/O DELAY. THE FUEL TRUCK INITIALLY DELAYED AND THEN SPED UP, BUT DECIDED TO HOLD. HE CROSSED THE HOLD LINE, BUT HELD SHORT OF THE ACTUAL RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) GND CTL AND LCL CTLR WERE COMBINED AND WORKED BY 1 PERSON DURING A MODERATE PERIOD OF TFC. THIS SHOULD BE DECOMBINED. 2) GND CTL FREQ VOL WAS LOW DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBS. ALSO, WHEN A PERSON ON GND AND TWR CALLED AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HEAR NOTHING BUT A LOUD SQUEAL. 3) NOISE IN THE TWR CABIN IS A CONFUSING ITEM FROM PEOPLE NOT WORKING POSITIONS. 4) FUEL TRUCK OPERATOR WAS NOT SURE OF CLRNC DUE TO POOR RADIO IN FUEL TRUCK. 5) DURING THIS PERIOD OF MODERATE TFC, THERE WERE 5 TIMES WHEN A XMISSION WAS ON 119.9 AND 121.9 AT THE SAME TIME. THESE XMISSIONS WERE LOST AND GARBLED.
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.