Small transport X had less than standard separation from vehicle on runway. System error.

Attributes
ACN	147536
Time
Date	199006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	147536
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working ground control. A security veh was dispatched to clean up a dead animal on runway 24L. The veh was cleared onto the runway west/O coordination with the tower controller. The tower controller cleared small transport X for takeoff on runway 24L, not seeing the veh on the runway. The small transport X passed over the top of the veh by about 500' 1/2 way down the runway. This situation could have been avoided with the proper coordination between the ground and tower controllers, and by the tower controller seeing the veh before clearing the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X HAD LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE ON RWY. SYSTEM ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTL. A SECURITY VEH WAS DISPATCHED TO CLEAN UP A DEAD ANIMAL ON RWY 24L. THE VEH WAS CLRED ONTO THE RWY W/O COORD WITH THE TWR CTLR. THE TWR CTLR CLRED SMT X FOR TKOF ON RWY 24L, NOT SEEING THE VEH ON THE RWY. THE SMT X PASSED OVER THE TOP OF THE VEH BY ABOUT 500' 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH THE PROPER COORD BTWN THE GND AND TWR CTLRS, AND BY THE TWR CTLR SEEING THE VEH BEFORE CLRING THE ACFT.

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