A commuter aircraft on a localizer back course approach on short final goes around due to truck on runway. The reporter blames inattention between local controller and ground controller for allowing the truck on the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	357007
Time
Date	199612
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mkg
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mkg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 13 controller radar : 13
ASRS Report	357007
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft inbound on localizer back course runway 14 approach at muskegon. Approximately three quarters of a mi from approach end, aircraft called and executed a go around for a truck on the runway. The go around should have been unnecessary. The inattention of both the ground controller and the local controller, along with faulty coordination between the two, prevented them from the knowledge of the truck on the runway. I believe that this is an isolated incident (especially at mkg approach) and both controllers are very attentive now.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMUTER ACFT ON A LOC BACK COURSE APCH ON SHORT FINAL GOES AROUND DUE TO TRUCK ON RWY. THE RPTR BLAMES INATTENTION BTWN LCL CTLR AND GND CTLR FOR ALLOWING THE TRUCK ON THE RWY.

Narrative: ACFT INBOUND ON LOC BACK COURSE RWY 14 APCH AT MUSKEGON. APPROX THREE QUARTERS OF A MI FROM APCH END, ACFT CALLED AND EXECUTED A GAR FOR A TRUCK ON THE RWY. THE GAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNNECESSARY. THE INATTENTION OF BOTH THE GND CTLR AND THE LCL CTLR, ALONG WITH FAULTY COORD BTWN THE TWO, PREVENTED THEM FROM THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUCK ON THE RWY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT (ESPECIALLY AT MKG APCH) AND BOTH CTLRS ARE VERY ATTENTIVE NOW.

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.