Vehicle was cleared across an active runway while an mlt was departing.

Attributes
ACN	119344
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nyg airport : yng
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	119344
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

Mlt was given takeoff clearance, then a veh was cleared across the departure end of the runway before the mlt passed the veh. The mlt was airborne approximately 100' when the veh crossed. The veh was asked to proceed off the runway. I was distracted by the fdio equipment. This was caused by human error. To prevent a recurrence, move the fdio keyboard whenever flight data is combined with ground control so you can easily look at the traffic instead of having to turn away from it to make entries. This situation occurred because of lack of communication and concentration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE WAS CLEARED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY WHILE AN MLT WAS DEPARTING.

Narrative: MLT WAS GIVEN TKOF CLRNC, THEN A VEH WAS CLRED ACROSS THE DEP END OF THE RWY BEFORE THE MLT PASSED THE VEH. THE MLT WAS AIRBORNE APPROX 100' WHEN THE VEH CROSSED. THE VEH WAS ASKED TO PROCEED OFF THE RWY. I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE FDIO EQUIP. THIS WAS CAUSED BY HUMAN ERROR. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, MOVE THE FDIO KEYBOARD WHENEVER FLT DATA IS COMBINED WITH GND CTL SO YOU CAN EASILY LOOK AT THE TFC INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TURN AWAY FROM IT TO MAKE ENTRIES. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF LACK OF COM AND CONCENTRATION.

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.