C-172 flight instructor reported executing an uneventful go around due to a critical ground conflict...

Attributes
ACN	1757674
Time
Date	202008
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZKC.ARTCC
State Reference	KS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 4600
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Miss Distance	Horizontal 50

Narrative:

I was giving instruction at gok in a cessna 172 and 2 other aircraft were in the pattern. I had checked all NOTAMS and I did see one for mowing in vicinity of runway. After querrying another aircraft if they were going to clear the active runway 16 and they said yes and the approach was continued down to approximately 75 ft. When I noticed a golf cart with 2 people in it that were well within the runway safety area at one point the golf cart appeared to be on the runway with us on extremely short final approach. I initiated a go-around and said going around due to airport vehicle on the runway. A woman called back said well there is a NOTAM. We came around and landed successfully on runway 16 without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C-172 Flight Instructor reported executing an uneventful go around due to a critical ground conflict with golf cart during final approach.

Narrative: I was giving instruction at GOK in a Cessna 172 and 2 other aircraft were in the pattern. I had checked all NOTAMS and I did see one for mowing in vicinity of runway. After querrying another aircraft if they were going to clear the active Runway 16 and they said yes and the approach was continued down to approximately 75 ft. when I noticed a golf cart with 2 people in it that were well within the runway safety area at one point the golf cart appeared to be on the runway with us on extremely short final approach. I initiated a go-around and said going around due to airport vehicle on the runway. A woman called back said well there is a NOTAM. We came around and landed successfully on Runway 16 without further incident.

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C-172 flight instructor reported executing an uneventful go around due to a critical ground conflict with golf cart during final approach.