<< >> NASA ASRS Report 639876, December 2004

An LR36 flight crew performs a go around and landing on other runway 29 when men and equipment on approach to landing runway 15 at tph.

Attributes
ACN	639876
Time
Date	200412
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tph.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	639876
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	construction : tph.airport groundskeeping : tph.airport procedure or policy : tph.airport
Publication	TPH Notams

Narrative:

During landing at tph on 1/2 mi short final, runway 15, observed county maintenance truck on runway 15 about 1500 ft from approach end. People around the truck appeared to be performing runway maintenance. Flew over runway at 500 ft afl, performed go around and landed on runway 29. People near truck on runway were not responsive to radio calls on CTAF/unicom. Airport had no NOTAMS issued for runway closure, maintenance, etc. Fueler at FBO expressed serious concerns about non-cooperation of airport manager regarding publishing NOTAMS re: runway crews, or even giving them radios for the trucks on the runway to monitor CTAF frequency. Reported incident to las FSDO, and regional safety program manager.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LR36 FLT CREW PERFORMS A GAR AND LNDG ON OTHER RWY 29 WHEN MEN AND EQUIP ON APCH TO LNDG RWY 15 AT TPH.

Narrative: DURING LNDG AT TPH ON 1/2 MI SHORT FINAL, RWY 15, OBSERVED COUNTY MAINT TRUCK ON RWY 15 ABOUT 1500 FT FROM APCH END. PEOPLE AROUND THE TRUCK APPEARED TO BE PERFORMING RWY MAINT. FLEW OVER RWY AT 500 FT AFL, PERFORMED GAR AND LANDED ON RWY 29. PEOPLE NEAR TRUCK ON RWY WERE NOT RESPONSIVE TO RADIO CALLS ON CTAF/UNICOM. ARPT HAD NO NOTAMS ISSUED FOR RWY CLOSURE, MAINT, ETC. FUELER AT FBO EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT NON-COOPERATION OF ARPT MGR REGARDING PUBLISHING NOTAMS RE: RWY CREWS, OR EVEN GIVING THEM RADIOS FOR THE TRUCKS ON THE RWY TO MONITOR CTAF FREQ. RPTED INCIDENT TO LAS FSDO, AND REGIONAL SAFETY PROGRAM MGR.

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.