Air carrier X approach to occupied runway had less than standard separation from vehicle on runway. ...

Attributes
ACN	268296
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk tower : mwa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 12 controller radar : 10
ASRS Report	268296
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X reported missed approach due to vehicle on runway. Ground control had put vehicle on runway by mistake believing it was his due to impending runway change to opposite direction. This action diverted my attention from another more significant situation. Approach control put another aircraft on approach to runway 22L while beginning the new approach to runway 4R, the opposite end. I cleared the runway 22L aircraft to land and the runway 4R to continue. Due to fog, runway 22L traffic missed the runway and called missed approach on short final with runway 4R traffic on 3 mi final. I issued eastbound heading and no loss of separation occurred. Using both ends of same runway in IFR conditions does not make me feel comfortable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X APCH TO OCCUPIED RWY HAD LTSS FROM VEHICLE ON RWY. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X RPTED MISSED APCH DUE TO VEHICLE ON RWY. GND CTL HAD PUT VEHICLE ON RWY BY MISTAKE BELIEVING IT WAS HIS DUE TO IMPENDING RWY CHANGE TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THIS ACTION DIVERTED MY ATTN FROM ANOTHER MORE SIGNIFICANT SIT. APCH CTL PUT ANOTHER ACFT ON APCH TO RWY 22L WHILE BEGINNING THE NEW APCH TO RWY 4R, THE OPPOSITE END. I CLRED THE RWY 22L ACFT TO LAND AND THE RWY 4R TO CONTINUE. DUE TO FOG, RWY 22L TFC MISSED THE RWY AND CALLED MISSED APCH ON SHORT FINAL WITH RWY 4R TFC ON 3 MI FINAL. I ISSUED EBOUND HDG AND NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED. USING BOTH ENDS OF SAME RWY IN IFR CONDITIONS DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE.

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.

Air carrier X approach to occupied runway had less than standard separation from vehicle on runway. System error.