Aircraft was cleared for takeoff and departed with a vehicle on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	114008
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsd
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3 controller radar : 7 controller supervisory : 3
ASRS Report	114008
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was providing OJT on local control/ground control. The developmental was checked out on ground control. He authorized an airport authority truck on wy 3 and forgot about the truck when he cleared a flight of fgt's for takeoff. The pilot of the lead fgt questioned the clearance with the truck on the runway. In addition to OJT duties, I was also the only supervisor on duty. My attention was distracted by several phone calls and I was not in a position to observe the visual warning system that is used to alert (or remind) the local controller of vehicles on a runway in use. The solution to the problem is to avoid trying to do 2 things at the same time. In fact, that is what the FAA's training regulation says to do. When that's not possible, extra vigilance is in order.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR TKOF AND DEPARTED WITH A VEHICLE ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS PROVIDING OJT ON LCL CTL/GND CTL. THE DEVELOPMENTAL WAS CHECKED OUT ON GND CTL. HE AUTHORIZED AN ARPT AUTHORITY TRUCK ON WY 3 AND FORGOT ABOUT THE TRUCK WHEN HE CLRED A FLT OF FGT'S FOR TKOF. THE PLT OF THE LEAD FGT QUESTIONED THE CLRNC WITH THE TRUCK ON THE RWY. IN ADDITION TO OJT DUTIES, I WAS ALSO THE ONLY SUPVR ON DUTY. MY ATTN WAS DISTRACTED BY SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND I WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO OBSERVE THE VISUAL WARNING SYSTEM THAT IS USED TO ALERT (OR REMIND) THE LCL CTLR OF VEHICLES ON A RWY IN USE. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO AVOID TRYING TO DO 2 THINGS AT THE SAME TIME. IN FACT, THAT IS WHAT THE FAA'S TRAINING REG SAYS TO DO. WHEN THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, EXTRA VIGILANCE IS IN ORDER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.