Air carrier on takeoff roll aborted because of a vehicle crossing the runway.

Attributes
ACN	138116
Time
Date	199002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4250 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	138116
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After being cleared for takeoff, all runway in front and to both sides were clear of any obstructions and vehs. After advancing power to takeoff power and airspeed came alive, I observed a tan van (FAA veh) to be approaching the runway from left to right at a high rate of speed. I did not believe the veh was going to stop. I aborted the takeoff roll and advised tower of the runway incursion. Tower said, 'yeh, ground's yelling at him, you're cleared for takeoff again.' takeoff and flight were continued. Uneventful. I think tower took the incursion a little nonchalant. Supplemental information from acn 137895: I was working local control and cleared the twin engine turboprop for takeoff. I watched the aircraft round the corner for departure. Then I looked at the BRITE scope to check for inbnds. I heard ground control say stop, county veh stop. The pilot says there is a veh crossing the active runway. He had come to a stop and I then stated hold your position. He (the pilot) stated, 'did you see the veh.' I said ground control told the veh to stop and we are taking care of it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON TKOF ROLL ABORTED BECAUSE OF A VEHICLE CROSSING THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF, ALL RWY IN FRONT AND TO BOTH SIDES WERE CLR OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS AND VEHS. AFTER ADVANCING PWR TO TKOF PWR AND AIRSPD CAME ALIVE, I OBSERVED A TAN VAN (FAA VEH) TO BE APCHING THE RWY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD. I DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEH WAS GOING TO STOP. I ABORTED THE TKOF ROLL AND ADVISED TWR OF THE RWY INCURSION. TWR SAID, 'YEH, GND'S YELLING AT HIM, YOU'RE CLRED FOR TKOF AGAIN.' TKOF AND FLT WERE CONTINUED. UNEVENTFUL. I THINK TWR TOOK THE INCURSION A LITTLE NONCHALANT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 137895: I WAS WORKING LCL CTL AND CLRED THE TWIN ENG TURBOPROP FOR TKOF. I WATCHED THE ACFT ROUND THE CORNER FOR DEP. THEN I LOOKED AT THE BRITE SCOPE TO CHK FOR INBNDS. I HEARD GND CTL SAY STOP, COUNTY VEH STOP. THE PLT SAYS THERE IS A VEH XING THE ACTIVE RWY. HE HAD COME TO A STOP AND I THEN STATED HOLD YOUR POS. HE (THE PLT) STATED, 'DID YOU SEE THE VEH.' I SAID GND CTL TOLD THE VEH TO STOP AND WE ARE TAKING CARE OF IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.