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Cargo large transport spotted vehicle on runway and made a go around. Tower notified and subsequent meetings held between tower air carrier airport manager.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 166711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 166711 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On short final, cleared to land, ILS 4 at lga, had to go around at less than 100' AGL because of snow removal equipment in the T/D zone. Returned for another approach and landed west/O incident. WX for the approach was at minimums with blowing snow, fog, windshear alert. Partially snow covered runway, and no previous braking action reports. During the approach we heard several conversations between approach/tower and the leader of the snow removal team. Tower advised the snow team of our position and requested they get off the runway for our landing. Approximately 4 mi from T/D the snow team leader reported to tower that indeed he was in radio contact with all the vehs and that all the vehs were clear of runway 4. Tower then cleared us to land. Approximately 2 mi from T/D we thought we saw a strobe light in the right edge lights adjacent to the T/D zone. At less than 100' AGL with blowing snow obscuring most ground features we spotted a yellow station wagon with strobe light in the middle of the T/D zone. Go around initiated with the aircraft descending to approximately 50' over said fleeing station wagon. I did not have a chance to discuss this with the controller after landing. Recommendations: for controller/ATC, none, he did everything he could to ensure the runway was clear. For snow removal equipment, ensure strobes on (it was the only thing that kept us from landing on top of the veh) and all vehs equipped with radios tuned to tower and team leader (ie, two radios). Our company flight safety office discussed this event with the lga tower and airport mgrs. It was recommended that procedures be put in place at lga to have tower solicit earlier ETA of know inbnds during snow removal operations to prepare snow removal team to clear runway and that all vehs on team is accounted for when clearing; also that team leader not normally leave the radio post west/O positive xfer to another leader.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CARGO LGT SPOTTED VEHICLE ON RWY AND MADE A GO AROUND. TWR NOTIFIED AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS HELD BETWEEN TWR ACR ARPT MGR.
Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL, CLRED TO LAND, ILS 4 AT LGA, HAD TO GO AROUND AT LESS THAN 100' AGL BECAUSE OF SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP IN THE T/D ZONE. RETURNED FOR ANOTHER APCH AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. WX FOR THE APCH WAS AT MINIMUMS WITH BLOWING SNOW, FOG, WINDSHEAR ALERT. PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED RWY, AND NO PREVIOUS BRAKING ACTION RPTS. DURING THE APCH WE HEARD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS BTWN APCH/TWR AND THE LEADER OF THE SNOW REMOVAL TEAM. TWR ADVISED THE SNOW TEAM OF OUR POS AND REQUESTED THEY GET OFF THE RWY FOR OUR LNDG. APPROX 4 MI FROM T/D THE SNOW TEAM LEADER RPTED TO TWR THAT INDEED HE WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ALL THE VEHS AND THAT ALL THE VEHS WERE CLR OF RWY 4. TWR THEN CLRED US TO LAND. APPROX 2 MI FROM T/D WE THOUGHT WE SAW A STROBE LIGHT IN THE R EDGE LIGHTS ADJACENT TO THE T/D ZONE. AT LESS THAN 100' AGL WITH BLOWING SNOW OBSCURING MOST GND FEATURES WE SPOTTED A YELLOW STATION WAGON WITH STROBE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE T/D ZONE. GO AROUND INITIATED WITH THE ACFT DSNDING TO APPROX 50' OVER SAID FLEEING STATION WAGON. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH THE CTLR AFTER LNDG. RECOMMENDATIONS: FOR CTLR/ATC, NONE, HE DID EVERYTHING HE COULD TO ENSURE THE RWY WAS CLR. FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIP, ENSURE STROBES ON (IT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT US FROM LNDG ON TOP OF THE VEH) AND ALL VEHS EQUIPPED WITH RADIOS TUNED TO TWR AND TEAM LEADER (IE, TWO RADIOS). OUR COMPANY FLT SAFETY OFFICE DISCUSSED THIS EVENT WITH THE LGA TWR AND ARPT MGRS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT PROCS BE PUT IN PLACE AT LGA TO HAVE TWR SOLICIT EARLIER ETA OF KNOW INBNDS DURING SNOW REMOVAL OPS TO PREPARE SNOW REMOVAL TEAM TO CLR RWY AND THAT ALL VEHS ON TEAM IS ACCOUNTED FOR WHEN CLRING; ALSO THAT TEAM LEADER NOT NORMALLY LEAVE THE RADIO POST W/O POSITIVE XFER TO ANOTHER LEADER.
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.