C206 pilot reports a vehicle entered the runway ahead as the aircraft nears vr and rejects the takeo...

Attributes
ACN	1125461
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	FAT.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 1500
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway
Miss Distance	Horizontal 1500 Vertical 0

Narrative:

I was issued and acknowledged a takeoff clearance by fresno tower for runway 11L at C12. Part way through my takeoff roll approximately 5 KTS below vr I observed a white and green construction truck with an orange and white checkered flag enter the runway ahead of my location from C10 onto the middle of runway 11L. I aborted the takeoff and brought the aircraft to a stop between the 1;000 ft and 1;500 ft markers. I advised tower of my aborted takeoff and the vehicle on the runway at which point I observed the vehicle exit the runway back onto C10. I was advised by tower that the vehicle failed to adhere to instructions from ground control to hold clear of the runway. I was subsequently advised by tower that they were in contact with the vehicle which would remain clear of the runway and I was issued a new takeoff clearance. I believe the cause of the event was the failure of the construction equipment driver to maintain and realize the severity of proper communication with fat tower. I believe a re-occurrence could be prevented by having a safety officer on the ground at locations requiring construction equipment to cross active runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C206 pilot reports a vehicle entered the runway ahead as the aircraft nears Vr and rejects the takeoff. The vehicle driver had failed to adhere to Tower instructions.

Narrative: I was issued and acknowledged a takeoff clearance by Fresno Tower for Runway 11L at C12. Part way through my takeoff roll approximately 5 KTS below Vr I observed a White and Green construction truck with an Orange and White checkered flag enter the runway ahead of my location from C10 onto the middle of Runway 11L. I aborted the takeoff and brought the aircraft to a stop between the 1;000 FT and 1;500 FT markers. I advised Tower of my aborted takeoff and the vehicle on the runway at which point I observed the vehicle exit the runway back onto C10. I was advised by Tower that the vehicle failed to adhere to instructions from ground control to hold clear of the runway. I was subsequently advised by Tower that they were in contact with the vehicle which would remain clear of the runway and I was issued a new takeoff clearance. I believe the cause of the event was the failure of the construction equipment driver to maintain and realize the severity of proper communication with FAT Tower. I believe a re-occurrence could be prevented by having a Safety Officer on the ground at locations requiring construction equipment to cross active runways.

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.

C206 pilot reports a vehicle entered the runway ahead as the aircraft nears vr and rejects the takeoff. The vehicle driver had failed to adhere to tower instructions.