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A SP2H had to reject a takeoff using maximum reverse and hard braking in order to avoid a collision with a vehicle towing a glider across the active runway. The vehicle driver did not have a hand held radio with him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 875850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Lockheed Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 800 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Tanker was preforming a takeoff; making all appropriate radio calls. Entered the runway and began the takeoff. About 1/3 of the way down it was noted that there was a car towing a glider entering the runway from the east side (closed runway). A pawnee pilot attempted to contact the vehicle driver to no avail. The tanker had to do a full reverse and hard braking to avoid a conflict. The car was past the edge lines of the runway and proceeded out there after the take-off roll was initiated. This was the second of this type of incidents within a 10 day period.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SP2H had to reject a takeoff using maximum reverse and hard braking in order to avoid a collision with a vehicle towing a glider across the active runway. The vehicle driver did not have a hand held radio with him.
Narrative: Tanker was preforming a takeoff; making all appropriate radio calls. Entered the runway and began the takeoff. About 1/3 of the way down it was noted that there was a car towing a glider entering the runway from the east side (closed runway). A Pawnee Pilot attempted to contact the vehicle driver to no avail. The tanker had to do a full reverse and hard braking to avoid a conflict. The car was past the edge lines of the runway and proceeded out there after the take-off roll was initiated. This was the second of this type of incidents within a 10 day period.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.