Vehicle without radio crosses 2 runways. No ATC authorization given.

Attributes
ACN	241625
Time
Date	199305
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 4 controller non radar : 2 controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	241625
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : developmental
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was working local when the ground control trainee suddenly yelled out to his trainer 'are you talking to that guy' and pointing at a white van driving on taxiway a toward one of our active runways (34). The trainee had been on the phone and thought the trainer had authorized the vehicle operation. The trainer said no. We watched the vehicle cross runway 34, and drive through the t-hangars to the base of the tower. We found out that the vehicle was mailing a delivery to the tower and had stopped at an FBO across the field for directions. He was evidently told that the tower was on the other side of the airport, and took that for permission to drive across. He crossed 2 active runways in the process. Pwk has virtually no fencing to prevent this sort of incident. The gates in the fencing that do exist are always left open. We average about 1 of these a month.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE WITHOUT RADIO CROSSES 2 RWYS. NO ATC AUTHORIZATION GIVEN.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING LCL WHEN THE GND CTL TRAINEE SUDDENLY YELLED OUT TO HIS TRAINER 'ARE YOU TALKING TO THAT GUY' AND POINTING AT A WHITE VAN DRIVING ON TXWY A TOWARD ONE OF OUR ACTIVE RWYS (34). THE TRAINEE HAD BEEN ON THE PHONE AND THOUGHT THE TRAINER HAD AUTHORIZED THE VEHICLE OP. THE TRAINER SAID NO. WE WATCHED THE VEHICLE CROSS RWY 34, AND DRIVE THROUGH THE T-HANGARS TO THE BASE OF THE TWR. WE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAILING A DELIVERY TO THE TWR AND HAD STOPPED AT AN FBO ACROSS THE FIELD FOR DIRECTIONS. HE WAS EVIDENTLY TOLD THAT THE TWR WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT, AND TOOK THAT FOR PERMISSION TO DRIVE ACROSS. HE CROSSED 2 ACTIVE RWYS IN THE PROCESS. PWK HAS VIRTUALLY NO FENCING TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF INCIDENT. THE GATES IN THE FENCING THAT DO EXIST ARE ALWAYS LEFT OPEN. WE AVERAGE ABOUT 1 OF THESE A MONTH.

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.