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As AA5 lands, ATCT local controller realizes he has cleared a vehicle across runway at same time. Vehicle driver does not cross, seeing aircraft landing. Controller cites broken window shade and OTS BRITE radar monitor as contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396069 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pne |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pne |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 396069 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft cleared to land runway 33, a grumman AA5 with wind 320 degrees at 25 KTS. Vehicle cleared to cross runway at same time. Tower window shade on that side of tower inoperable. I didn't see the AA5 flare out. Vehicle held short on his own, no incident. Positive control not ensured. Contributing factors were the shade stuck in down position and alpha numerics on BRITE scope OTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS AA5 LANDS, ATCT LCL CTLR REALIZES HE HAS CLRED A VEHICLE ACROSS RWY AT SAME TIME. VEHICLE DRIVER DOES NOT CROSS, SEEING ACFT LNDG. CTLR CITES BROKEN WINDOW SHADE AND OTS BRITE RADAR MONITOR AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Narrative: ACFT CLRED TO LAND RWY 33, A GRUMMAN AA5 WITH WIND 320 DEGS AT 25 KTS. VEHICLE CLRED TO CROSS RWY AT SAME TIME. TWR WINDOW SHADE ON THAT SIDE OF TWR INOPERABLE. I DIDN'T SEE THE AA5 FLARE OUT. VEHICLE HELD SHORT ON HIS OWN, NO INCIDENT. POSITIVE CTL NOT ENSURED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE SHADE STUCK IN DOWN POS AND ALPHA NUMERICS ON BRITE SCOPE OTS.
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.