Aircraft took off over the top of three fire trucks crossing runway down field.

Attributes
ACN	148125
Time
Date	199006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fwa
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 1
ASRS Report	148125
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I had an medium large transport on final, small transport ready for takeoff at the approach end, an small aircraft at taxiway a ready for takeoff, an light transport (communication 3101) who just turned off runway 32 at Y-2, and my ground controller asked to cross runway 32 at taxiway Y-3. I told the ground controller to hold short. When the medium large transport xed the approach end of the runway I taxied small transport into position and hold. When medium large transport xed taxiway alpha I taxied the small aircraft into position and hold. The medium large transport then xed Y-3, I looked out the window and told ground control to cross runway 14 at Y-3 west/O delay. I turned the medium large transport off at Y-2. I scanned my runway and cleared the small aircraft for takeoff. I looked at the approach end of runway 32 at small transport and on final for my fgt. I then looked back at small aircraft who at this time was airborne and 100' southeast of Y-3, there were also two fuel trucks who just exited the runway at Y-3. This is where the error occurred. At the time that I realized that the error had occurred it was too late to take any corrective action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT TOOK OFF OVER THE TOP OF THREE FIRE TRUCKS CROSSING RWY DOWN FIELD.

Narrative: I HAD AN MLG ON FINAL, SMT READY FOR TKOF AT THE APCH END, AN SMA AT TXWY A READY FOR TKOF, AN LTT (COM 3101) WHO JUST TURNED OFF RWY 32 AT Y-2, AND MY GND CTLR ASKED TO CROSS RWY 32 AT TXWY Y-3. I TOLD THE GND CTLR TO HOLD SHORT. WHEN THE MLG XED THE APCH END OF THE RWY I TAXIED SMT INTO POS AND HOLD. WHEN MLG XED TXWY ALPHA I TAXIED THE SMA INTO POS AND HOLD. THE MLG THEN XED Y-3, I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND TOLD GND CTL TO CROSS RWY 14 AT Y-3 W/O DELAY. I TURNED THE MLG OFF AT Y-2. I SCANNED MY RWY AND CLRED THE SMA FOR TKOF. I LOOKED AT THE APCH END OF RWY 32 AT SMT AND ON FINAL FOR MY FGT. I THEN LOOKED BACK AT SMA WHO AT THIS TIME WAS AIRBORNE AND 100' SE OF Y-3, THERE WERE ALSO TWO FUEL TRUCKS WHO JUST EXITED THE RWY AT Y-3. THIS IS WHERE THE ERROR OCCURRED. AT THE TIME THAT I REALIZED THAT THE ERROR HAD OCCURRED IT WAS TOO LATE TO TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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.