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Controller reported an operations vehicle that was allowed onto a runway caused landing traffic to go-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1749124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8.9 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
I cleared aircraft X to land on xxl he was 10 or so miles out and some time went by and aircraft X said he was going around because there was a vehicle on the runway. I don't remember giving the runway to ground and didn't put the vehicle patch up. The operations vehicle had just been on xy and I used the truck patch and I remember him getting off and I removed the patch. The vehicle patch is required and a habit for me. Ground was answering the phone and letting someone in the gate at the time. The vehicle was south bound and got off at taxiway X when he saw the aircraft. I failed to scan the runway; I failed to use the truck patch; and I failed to remember I allowed a vehicle on the runway.because of covid this is the first time I have worked with ground open in almost 3 months. I guess I wasn't used to someone else talking to vehicles and putting them on the runway even though I approved it. I don't have any recommendations this was pure error on my part I should have had my patch up; I should have known what I was approving.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Controller reported an operations vehicle that was allowed onto a runway caused landing traffic to go-around.
Narrative: I cleared Aircraft X to land on XXL he was 10 or so miles out and some time went by and Aircraft X said he was going around because there was a vehicle on the runway. I don't remember giving the runway to ground and didn't put the vehicle patch up. The operations vehicle had just been on XY and I used the truck patch and I remember him getting off and I removed the patch. The vehicle patch is required and a habit for me. Ground was answering the phone and letting someone in the gate at the time. The vehicle was south bound and got off at Taxiway X when he saw the aircraft. I failed to scan the runway; I failed to use the truck patch; and I failed to remember I allowed a vehicle on the runway.Because of COVID this is the first time I have worked with ground open in almost 3 months. I guess I wasn't used to someone else talking to vehicles and putting them on the runway even though I approved it. I don't have any recommendations this was pure error on my part I should have had my patch up; I should have known what I was approving.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.