Unauthorized vehicle on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	285301
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dpa
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 8
ASRS Report	285301
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While I was working in ground control position at dupage (dpa) airport in west chicago, il, I noticed a white limo proceed onto the taxiway west of the control tower twice without permission from the tower. I began to take the appropriate action to file a vehicle pedestrian deviation but I was ordered not to make the entry onto our daily log or file the deviation by the supervisor in charge, because he stated that there was nothing that could happen to the driver of the limo and all it would do is make the airport authority/authorized mad at us and he did not want that to happen. Taxiway incursions are still occurring but have decreased over the past couple of months after the controllers were getting fed up with all of the occurrences. The only way for these occurrences to stop completely is by letting the controllers do their job and file the deviations when they occur. It's a matter of safety and not a matter of favoritism.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH VEHICLE ON TXWY.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS WORKING IN GND CTL POS AT DUPAGE (DPA) ARPT IN W CHICAGO, IL, I NOTICED A WHITE LIMO PROCEED ONTO THE TXWY W OF THE CTL TWR TWICE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE TWR. I BEGAN TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO FILE A VEHICLE PEDESTRIAN DEV BUT I WAS ORDERED NOT TO MAKE THE ENTRY ONTO OUR DAILY LOG OR FILE THE DEV BY THE SUPVR IN CHARGE, BECAUSE HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER OF THE LIMO AND ALL IT WOULD DO IS MAKE THE ARPT AUTH MAD AT US AND HE DID NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. TXWY INCURSIONS ARE STILL OCCURRING BUT HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE CTLRS WERE GETTING FED UP WITH ALL OF THE OCCURRENCES. THE ONLY WAY FOR THESE OCCURRENCES TO STOP COMPLETELY IS BY LETTING THE CTLRS DO THEIR JOB AND FILE THE DEVS WHEN THEY OCCUR. IT'S A MATTER OF SAFETY AND NOT A MATTER OF FAVORITISM.

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.