An air carrier light transport found a truck on the runway when approaching to land.

Attributes
ACN	303270
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dan
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : grr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	303270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

When cleared for a visual into danville, va, we noticed a pickup truck on the active runway. The truck was being used to tow a hand glider and was left at the end of runway 20. We circled 3 times and requested through unicom that the truck be moved. After approximately 6-10 mins, it was moved and we landed. To correct this problem, no vehicles should be allowed on any airport area. We were told that only notice was from the airport manager who ok'd the glider activity. If the visibility had been a little less, I do not know if we would have seen this truck -- dark truck -- dark runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT FOUND A TRUCK ON THE RWY WHEN APCHING TO LAND.

Narrative: WHEN CLRED FOR A VISUAL INTO DANVILLE, VA, WE NOTICED A PICKUP TRUCK ON THE ACTIVE RWY. THE TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO TOW A HAND GLIDER AND WAS LEFT AT THE END OF RWY 20. WE CIRCLED 3 TIMES AND REQUESTED THROUGH UNICOM THAT THE TRUCK BE MOVED. AFTER APPROX 6-10 MINS, IT WAS MOVED AND WE LANDED. TO CORRECT THIS PROB, NO VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALLOWED ON ANY ARPT AREA. WE WERE TOLD THAT ONLY NOTICE WAS FROM THE ARPT MGR WHO OK'D THE GLIDER ACTIVITY. IF THE VISIBILITY HAD BEEN A LITTLE LESS, I DO NOT KNOW IF WE WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS TRUCK -- DARK TRUCK -- DARK RWY.

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.