GA small aircraft made a takeoff from a closed runway and almost hit an airport vehicle on the runwa...

Attributes
ACN	166338
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tex
State Reference	CO
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	166338
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

GA small aircraft pilot claims the a manager tried to block his takeoff from a closed runway by having a FBO truck obstruct the runway after the takeoff had begun.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA MADE A TKOF FROM A CLOSED RWY AND ALMOST HIT AN ARPT VEHICLE ON THE RWY.

Narrative: GA SMA PLT CLAIMS THE A MGR TRIED TO BLOCK HIS TKOF FROM A CLOSED RWY BY HAVING A FBO TRUCK OBSTRUCT THE RWY AFTER THE TKOF HAD BEGUN.

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.

GA small aircraft made a takeoff from a closed runway and almost hit an airport vehicle on the runway.