Narrative:

Just prior to touchdown, in flare, tower controller issued us an order to go around. PNF confirmed verbally the go around order and the PF added power for the go around process. At the same time, the PNF confirmed the reason for the go around as a runway incursion by a ground vehicle. The point of go around happened at approximately 'A3' and the vehicle was just passing the 'hold short markings' at taxiway D and runway 30L in an attempt to cross right to left on the runway. A tower spokesperson estimated there was 3600 ft between where we were issued the go around and where the vehicle crossed the runway. The vehicle did cross the runway chasing a dog and shortly thereafter committed another runway incursion by crossing the same runway in its attempt to catch the dog. The vehicle was an airport van used as 'equipment services personnel,' for pet transport. I was informed that the driver was an airport employee. Our main wheels did touch the runway during the time power was added. We followed through with the go around since proper speeds were attained. The distance between our airplane and the ground vehicle was approximately 3600 ft. Both the PNF and PF had no doubt that a successful go around would happen with plenty of room to clear the vehicle. Later, we were given a phone number by the approach control to contact the tower after landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: G4 SP FLC AT MSP BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND BECAUSE OF A VEHICLE XING THE RWY. THE ACFT CROSSED OVER THE VEHICLE BY APPROX 500 FT.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, IN FLARE, TWR CTLR ISSUED US AN ORDER TO GO AROUND. PNF CONFIRMED VERBALLY THE GAR ORDER AND THE PF ADDED PWR FOR THE GAR PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PNF CONFIRMED THE REASON FOR THE GAR AS A RWY INCURSION BY A GND VEHICLE. THE POINT OF GAR HAPPENED AT APPROX 'A3' AND THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PASSING THE 'HOLD SHORT MARKINGS' AT TXWY D AND RWY 30L IN AN ATTEMPT TO CROSS R TO L ON THE RWY. A TWR SPOKESPERSON ESTIMATED THERE WAS 3600 FT BTWN WHERE WE WERE ISSUED THE GAR AND WHERE THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE RWY. THE VEHICLE DID CROSS THE RWY CHASING A DOG AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER COMMITTED ANOTHER RWY INCURSION BY XING THE SAME RWY IN ITS ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE DOG. THE VEHICLE WAS AN ARPT VAN USED AS 'EQUIP SVCS PERSONNEL,' FOR PET TRANSPORT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER WAS AN ARPT EMPLOYEE. OUR MAIN WHEELS DID TOUCH THE RWY DURING THE TIME PWR WAS ADDED. WE FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE GAR SINCE PROPER SPDS WERE ATTAINED. THE DISTANCE BTWN OUR AIRPLANE AND THE GND VEHICLE WAS APPROX 3600 FT. BOTH THE PNF AND PF HAD NO DOUBT THAT A SUCCESSFUL GAR WOULD HAPPEN WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO CLR THE VEHICLE. LATER, WE WERE GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER BY THE APCH CTL TO CONTACT THE TWR AFTER LNDG.

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.