Small aircraft made a touch and go while a vehicle was on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	128831
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sln
State Reference	KS
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, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8
ASRS Report	128831
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

An small aircraft did a touch and go on a runway that was occupied by a crash fire rescue equipment (crash fire rescue) veh doing a runway check. The problem was discovered when the veh reported clear of the runway after the touch and go was completed. There was about 10000' sep, however, because the runway is so long. I believe the runway was not scanned properly, but moreover, that the rid (runway incursion device) was not used properly. Since its installation about 8 months ago, it has steadily been used less and less because of 1) its location, which makes it very difficult for ground control to switch on, and 2) its annoying and disruptive voice which has caused most local controllers to demand that it be turned off. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: the reporter was working local control with a trnee when the incident occurred. The rid was not turned on by ground control as previously coordinated by the reporter. The rid is located near ground control and has a blinking light and a voice feature that alarms whenever local control transmits. The voice feature says 'check runway, check runway,' and must be deactivated each time local control transmits to aircraft. There is no vol control. The reporter says it is poorly situated away from local control and is too loud. Reporter has 8 yrs at non radar facility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA MADE A TOUCH AND GO WHILE A VEHICLE WAS ON THE RWY.

Narrative: AN SMA DID A TOUCH AND GO ON A RWY THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY A CFR (CRASH FIRE RESCUE) VEH DOING A RWY CHK. THE PROB WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEH RPTED CLR OF THE RWY AFTER THE TOUCH AND GO WAS COMPLETED. THERE WAS ABOUT 10000' SEP, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE RWY IS SO LONG. I BELIEVE THE RWY WAS NOT SCANNED PROPERLY, BUT MOREOVER, THAT THE RID (RWY INCURSION DEVICE) WAS NOT USED PROPERLY. SINCE ITS INSTALLATION ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, IT HAS STEADILY BEEN USED LESS AND LESS BECAUSE OF 1) ITS LOCATION, WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR GND CTL TO SWITCH ON, AND 2) ITS ANNOYING AND DISRUPTIVE VOICE WHICH HAS CAUSED MOST LCL CTLRS TO DEMAND THAT IT BE TURNED OFF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE RPTR WAS WORKING LCL CTL WITH A TRNEE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE RID WAS NOT TURNED ON BY GND CTL AS PREVIOUSLY COORDINATED BY THE RPTR. THE RID IS LOCATED NEAR GND CTL AND HAS A BLINKING LIGHT AND A VOICE FEATURE THAT ALARMS WHENEVER LCL CTL XMITS. THE VOICE FEATURE SAYS 'CHK RWY, CHK RWY,' AND MUST BE DEACTIVATED EACH TIME LCL CTL XMITS TO ACFT. THERE IS NO VOL CTL. THE RPTR SAYS IT IS POORLY SITUATED AWAY FROM LCL CTL AND IS TOO LOUD. RPTR HAS 8 YRS AT NON RADAR FAC.

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.