Pilot driving vehicle crosses runway without clearance or contact with ATC.

Attributes
ACN	276028
Time
Date	199406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : poc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 250
ASRS Report	276028
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This is not a flight incident. All I did was that I crossed an active runway with an automobile to the other side. I did it by pure human mistake. It was too late to turn back when I found out that the active runway continued on. No landing aircraft at the time of incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he was driving across the field to inspect a hangar as he had just purchased an aircraft and wanted to locate a place to house it. He had not been to this airport before and was unaware of the parallel runways. He did stop and look at the tower prior to crossing the first runway, but saw no light. Stopped again when he realized there was a parallel runway. Checked for traffic then crossed. Local police arrived to talk to him and they apparently reported to the FAA. He has been questioned and told no further action will occur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DRIVING VEHICLE CROSSES RWY WITHOUT CLRNC OR CONTACT WITH ATC.

Narrative: THIS IS NOT A FLT INCIDENT. ALL I DID WAS THAT I CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITH AN AUTOMOBILE TO THE OTHER SIDE. I DID IT BY PURE HUMAN MISTAKE. IT WAS TOO LATE TO TURN BACK WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE ACTIVE RWY CONTINUED ON. NO LNDG ACFT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE FIELD TO INSPECT A HANGAR AS HE HAD JUST PURCHASED AN ACFT AND WANTED TO LOCATE A PLACE TO HOUSE IT. HE HAD NOT BEEN TO THIS ARPT BEFORE AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE PARALLEL RWYS. HE DID STOP AND LOOK AT THE TWR PRIOR TO XING THE FIRST RWY, BUT SAW NO LIGHT. STOPPED AGAIN WHEN HE REALIZED THERE WAS A PARALLEL RWY. CHKED FOR TFC THEN CROSSED. LCL POLICE ARRIVED TO TALK TO HIM AND THEY APPARENTLY RPTED TO THE FAA. HE HAS BEEN QUESTIONED AND TOLD NO FURTHER ACTION WILL OCCUR.

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.