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Tower controller voiced concern regarding the issuance of a runway crossing clearance through a third party.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1087843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PNE.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
A tractor wanted to cross runway 6 at 'a' while I was working ground. The tractor lost radio contact. Car X; airport security; called and said; 'I am talking to the tractor; can he cross 6 at a.' I said 'no; go out there and escort him.' the car complained that they have been doing it this way for 20 years. The controller in charge told me just cross the tractor. We notified the manager that it was not safe for us to relay a crossing to a tractor through airport security [that] may or may not be present at the airport. For all I know car X was at the convenience store. Please change pne policy to; 'if a vehicle is not in direct contact with the tower and wants to cross a runway the vehicle should be escorted by a vehicle that is in 2 way contact with the tower.' please discontinue relaying info through airport security it is a recipe for disaster.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tower Controller voiced concern regarding the issuance of a runway crossing clearance through a third party.
Narrative: A tractor wanted to cross Runway 6 at 'A' while I was working ground. The tractor lost radio contact. Car X; airport security; called and said; 'I am talking to the tractor; can he cross 6 at A.' I said 'no; go out there and escort him.' The car complained that they have been doing it this way for 20 years. The CIC told me just cross the tractor. We notified the Manager that it was not safe for us to relay a crossing to a tractor through airport security [that] may or may not be present at the airport. For all I know Car X was at the convenience store. Please change PNE policy to; 'If a vehicle is not in direct contact with the Tower and wants to cross a runway the vehicle should be escorted by a vehicle that is in 2 way contact with the Tower.' Please discontinue relaying info through airport security it is a recipe for disaster.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.