B737 flight crew made go around at 50 ft AGL to avoid vehicle crossing ord runway 22R.

Attributes
ACN	559436
Time
Date	200209
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 75
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Route In Use	approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	559436
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	559438
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On short final to runway 22R, a vehicle crossed the runway at taxiway N2 from our right to left. We initiated a go around at approximately 50-75 ft to avoid hitting the vehicle. The vehicle was white with markings. We returned and landed on runway 22R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC MADE GAR AT 50 FT AGL TO AVOID VEHICLE XING ORD RWY 22R.

Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 22R, A VEHICLE CROSSED THE RWY AT TXWY N2 FROM OUR R TO L. WE INITIATED A GAR AT APPROX 50-75 FT TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WHITE WITH MARKINGS. WE RETURNED AND LANDED ON RWY 22R.

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.