<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1160105, March 2014

Reporter describes a runway incursion by a departing aircraft and a vehicle doing inspections on the runway. Vehicle had to take evasive actions to avoid a collision.

Attributes
ACN	1160105
Time
Date	201403
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	PHL.TRACON
State Reference	PA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Supervisor / CIC
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway

Narrative:

Aircraft X departed runway 8 while an airport vehicle was conducting a routine runway inspection. The vehicle had to take evasive actions to avoid a collision. I was working the operational supervisor in charge (osic) position in the TRACON. The flm in tower advised me of the runway incursion. I then notified the OM who had just left the building. Subsequently; I notified the atm who in turn notified the [union] rep. I completed the mor entry in cedar and advised the eastern region (roc) specialist. The roc advised me that when they received the mor the regional qcg officer would be notified. Also; the asde-X did issue a runway occupied warning to the controller and as facility operating procedure the led ribbon display showing runway 8 occupied was in use.update and implement effective memory aids for vehicle inspection and/or runway closures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Reporter describes a runway incursion by a departing aircraft and a vehicle doing inspections on the runway. Vehicle had to take evasive actions to avoid a collision.

Narrative: Aircraft X departed Runway 8 while an airport vehicle was conducting a routine runway inspection. The vehicle had to take evasive actions to avoid a collision. I was working the Operational Supervisor in Charge (OSIC) position in the TRACON. The FLM in Tower advised me of the runway incursion. I then notified the OM who had just left the building. Subsequently; I notified the ATM who in turn notified the [Union] REP. I completed the MOR entry in CEDAR and advised the Eastern Region (ROC) Specialist. The ROC advised me that when they received the MOR the Regional QCG Officer would be notified. ALSO; the ASDE-X did issue a runway occupied warning to the Controller and as Facility Operating Procedure the LED ribbon display showing Runway 8 occupied was in use.Update and implement effective memory aids for vehicle inspection and/or runway closures.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.