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An atx C414A makes an instrument approach to gck, GS, only to find a truck on the runway which forces the pilot to execute a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370703 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz airport : gck |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2890 msl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A & C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 370703 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on VOR/DME 17 at gck, an airport vehicle reported driving onto the runway. I reported my position and intentions on unicom frequency. Got a visual on airport approximately 1 1/2 mi north of runway and had landing lights down and on and full flaps. I saw vehicle and tried to radio him with no success. Aircraft slowed down quite a bit (C414A) as I was distraction by the vehicle. Initiated a missed approach and returned to center frequency and had to shoot another approach to landing. Vehicle radio was not receiving, only transmitting. Vehicle was using hand-held radio and had not radio checked it prior to entering the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX C414A MAKES AN INST APCH TO GCK, GS, ONLY TO FIND A TRUCK ON THE RWY WHICH FORCES THE PLT TO EXECUTE A GAR.
Narrative: WHILE ON VOR/DME 17 AT GCK, AN ARPT VEHICLE RPTED DRIVING ONTO THE RWY. I RPTED MY POS AND INTENTIONS ON UNICOM FREQ. GOT A VISUAL ON ARPT APPROX 1 1/2 MI N OF RWY AND HAD LNDG LIGHTS DOWN AND ON AND FULL FLAPS. I SAW VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RADIO HIM WITH NO SUCCESS. ACFT SLOWED DOWN QUITE A BIT (C414A) AS I WAS DISTR BY THE VEHICLE. INITIATED A MISSED APCH AND RETURNED TO CTR FREQ AND HAD TO SHOOT ANOTHER APCH TO LNDG. VEHICLE RADIO WAS NOT RECEIVING, ONLY XMITTING. VEHICLE WAS USING HAND-HELD RADIO AND HAD NOT RADIO CHKED IT PRIOR TO ENTERING THE 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.