B757 crew almost collided with an aircraft under tow at atl on runway 26R.

Attributes
ACN	477123
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Flight Phase	ground other : undet tow
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	477123
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During landing roll, an L1011 under tow crossed the runway I was landing on. I had no advance warning that another aircraft would be using my runway until I saw the tug and aircraft enter the runway. The only reason a collision did not occur is that I did not roll to the end of my runway. Had I done so, I would have hit the other aircraft mid-fuselage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW ALMOST COLLIDED WITH AN ACFT UNDER TOW AT ATL ON RWY 26R.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLL, AN L1011 UNDER TOW CROSSED THE RWY I WAS LNDG ON. I HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING THAT ANOTHER ACFT WOULD BE USING MY RWY UNTIL I SAW THE TUG AND ACFT ENTER THE RWY. THE ONLY REASON A COLLISION DID NOT OCCUR IS THAT I DID NOT ROLL TO THE END OF MY RWY. HAD I DONE SO, I WOULD HAVE HIT THE OTHER ACFT MID-FUSELAGE.

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.