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Cpr X takeoff on occupied runway aborted takeoff had less than standard separation with vehicle on runway. System error. Runway incursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gsp |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 8 controller radar : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 298426 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 4000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Cpr X called for taxi and takeoff. No flight plan was available. I was working tower and ground and data combined. I amended the flight plan, read the clearance, taxied the aircraft. The ATIS was overdue so I grabbed the microphone to cut the ATIS. X called ready and I cleared him for takeoff. I forgot I had airport Y on the runway. There were 4 airport facility personnel in the tower. 2 drilling holes for the door buzzer to the left of local, 1 observing and 1 working to the right of local on the BRITE. I had stepped to the center of the tower, near flight data to get out of the way of the workers. I failed to place the 'vehicle on the runway' sign on my board because of this work going on and people in my way. X started his roll, saw the vehicle, and aborted. The vehicle was 4000 ft down the runway. Airport Y saw the aircraft and cleared the runway. I then reclred X for takeoff and he used the rest of the runway for takeoff. WX rain and fog visibly variable between 2 1/2 and 4 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CPR X TKOF ON OCCUPIED RWY ABORTED TKOF HAD LTSS WITH VEHICLE ON RWY. SYS ERROR. RWY INCURSION.
Narrative: CPR X CALLED FOR TAXI AND TKOF. NO FLT PLAN WAS AVAILABLE. I WAS WORKING TWR AND GND AND DATA COMBINED. I AMENDED THE FLT PLAN, READ THE CLRNC, TAXIED THE ACFT. THE ATIS WAS OVERDUE SO I GRABBED THE MIKE TO CUT THE ATIS. X CALLED READY AND I CLRED HIM FOR TKOF. I FORGOT I HAD ARPT Y ON THE RWY. THERE WERE 4 ARPT FACILITY PERSONNEL IN THE TWR. 2 DRILLING HOLES FOR THE DOOR BUZZER TO THE L OF LCL, 1 OBSERVING AND 1 WORKING TO THE R OF LOCAL ON THE BRITE. I HAD STEPPED TO THE CTR OF THE TWR, NEAR FLT DATA TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE WORKERS. I FAILED TO PLACE THE 'VEHICLE ON THE RWY' SIGN ON MY BOARD BECAUSE OF THIS WORK GOING ON AND PEOPLE IN MY WAY. X STARTED HIS ROLL, SAW THE VEHICLE, AND ABORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS 4000 FT DOWN THE RWY. ARPT Y SAW THE ACFT AND CLRED THE RWY. I THEN RECLRED X FOR TKOF AND HE USED THE REST OF THE RWY FOR TKOF. WX RAIN AND FOG VISIBLY VARIABLE BTWN 2 1/2 AND 4 MI.
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.