Ground controller cleared a vehicle to cross the runway as aircraft X was in its takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	464074
Time
Date	200002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument
Experience	controller limited radar : 15 controller military : 6 controller non radar : 10 flight time total : 650
ASRS Report	464074
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1150 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

I heard local clear flight for takeoff on runway 13. I spoke to driver of vehicle on taxiway C. I heard local give runway 13 back to me. I scanned runway 13, did not see flight and told driver to cross runway 13.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTLR CLRED A VEHICLE TO CROSS THE RWY AS ACFT X WAS IN ITS TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: I HEARD LCL CLR FLT FOR TKOF ON RWY 13. I SPOKE TO DRIVER OF VEHICLE ON TXWY C. I HEARD LCL GIVE RWY 13 BACK TO ME. I SCANNED RWY 13, DID NOT SEE FLT AND TOLD DRIVER TO CROSS RWY 13.

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.