Narrative:

The lack of attention of the ground vehicle driver to his position on the runway (how far he had to go to be clear) and to how far out the aircraft was on approach. Landing padu; we were talking on CTAF giving position reports as needed. Giving a base leg report; the DOT sweeper driver responded that he would be clear of the runway. Airport 'mobile one' also stated 'lights are on; deck is clear.' visibility then dropped due to a snow squall. Upon turning final I noticed a vehicle on the runway. 2 company aircraft were waiting to cross the runway. They heard our position callouts and held on the north side of the runway waiting for us to land. 1 aircraft seeing us on final and the vehicle on the runway cautioned me and started yelling at the driver. A go around was not possible due to the very low visibility off the departure end of the runway. I decided the safest thing to do was to land beyond the vehicle. I side-stepped slightly to the right and overflew the vehicle and safely landed. Pilot witnesses reported that when I touched down that the vehicle was clear. It is not every day that I overfly a vehicle on the ground when landing. In fact it is the first time. Have the DOT drivers better understand where they and aircraft are in relation to each other. The crew should also ensure that they are clear. In this case because the visibility went down I opted to land as the safest measure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340 PLT LNDG AT CTAF PADU RPTS OVERFLYING AND LNDG BEYOND AN ARPT MAINT VEHICLE THAT DID NOT EXIT THE RWY FOLLOWING SEVERAL CALLS.

Narrative: THE LACK OF ATTN OF THE GND VEHICLE DRIVER TO HIS POS ON THE RWY (HOW FAR HE HAD TO GO TO BE CLR) AND TO HOW FAR OUT THE ACFT WAS ON APCH. LNDG PADU; WE WERE TALKING ON CTAF GIVING POS RPTS AS NEEDED. GIVING A BASE LEG RPT; THE DOT SWEEPER DRIVER RESPONDED THAT HE WOULD BE CLR OF THE RWY. ARPT 'MOBILE ONE' ALSO STATED 'LIGHTS ARE ON; DECK IS CLR.' VISIBILITY THEN DROPPED DUE TO A SNOW SQUALL. UPON TURNING FINAL I NOTICED A VEHICLE ON THE RWY. 2 COMPANY ACFT WERE WAITING TO CROSS THE RWY. THEY HEARD OUR POS CALLOUTS AND HELD ON THE N SIDE OF THE RWY WAITING FOR US TO LAND. 1 ACFT SEEING US ON FINAL AND THE VEHICLE ON THE RWY CAUTIONED ME AND STARTED YELLING AT THE DRIVER. A GAR WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY LOW VISIBILITY OFF THE DEP END OF THE RWY. I DECIDED THE SAFEST THING TO DO WAS TO LAND BEYOND THE VEHICLE. I SIDE-STEPPED SLIGHTLY TO THE R AND OVERFLEW THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY LANDED. PLT WITNESSES RPTED THAT WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CLR. IT IS NOT EVERY DAY THAT I OVERFLY A VEHICLE ON THE GND WHEN LNDG. IN FACT IT IS THE FIRST TIME. HAVE THE DOT DRIVERS BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY AND ACFT ARE IN RELATION TO EACH OTHER. THE CREW SHOULD ALSO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CLR. IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THE VISIBILITY WENT DOWN I OPTED TO LAND AS THE SAFEST MEASURE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.