Vehicle entered runway without prior approval from local control.

Attributes
ACN	139851
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 22 controller radar : 2
ASRS Report	139851
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Vehicle entering runway when anticipated to stay clear. No approval obtained from local control to allow. Someone else spotted vehicle since I was distraction with traffic management problems that are combined with the ground control position. In review, it appears that I heard what I wanted to hear and that was a taxiway inspection not a runway inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE ENTERED RWY WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM LCL CTL.

Narrative: VEHICLE ENTERING RWY WHEN ANTICIPATED TO STAY CLR. NO APPROVAL OBTAINED FROM LCL CTL TO ALLOW. SOMEONE ELSE SPOTTED VEHICLE SINCE I WAS DISTR WITH TFC MGMNT PROBS THAT ARE COMBINED WITH THE GND CTL POS. IN REVIEW, IT APPEARS THAT I HEARD WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR AND THAT WAS A TXWY INSPECTION NOT A RWY INSPECTION.

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.