Large transport forced to divert after instructed to map because of snow plow on runway.

Attributes
ACN	288704
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rno
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	288704
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I shot an instrument approach to minimums at reno -- did not break out and conducted the published missed approach. We were instructed to hold on the localizer but the localizer was not reliable so we held as published at mustang. After the runway was plowed and the WX improved, we were vectored for another approach. We were handed off from approach control to tower frequency and cleared to land. We broke out of the overcast at approximately 800 AGL, and at 300-400 ft AGL instructed to 'go around, snow (vehicle) plow on the runway.' at that point we were at minimum (bingo) fuel. We proceeded to our altitude -- sacramento.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FORCED TO DIVERT AFTER INSTRUCTED TO MAP BECAUSE OF SNOW PLOW ON RWY.

Narrative: I SHOT AN INST APCH TO MINIMUMS AT RENO -- DID NOT BREAK OUT AND CONDUCTED THE PUBLISHED MISSED APCH. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ON THE LOC BUT THE LOC WAS NOT RELIABLE SO WE HELD AS PUBLISHED AT MUSTANG. AFTER THE RWY WAS PLOWED AND THE WX IMPROVED, WE WERE VECTORED FOR ANOTHER APCH. WE WERE HANDED OFF FROM APCH CTL TO TWR FREQ AND CLRED TO LAND. WE BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST AT APPROX 800 AGL, AND AT 300-400 FT AGL INSTRUCTED TO 'GAR, SNOW (VEHICLE) PLOW ON THE RWY.' AT THAT POINT WE WERE AT MINIMUM (BINGO) FUEL. WE PROCEEDED TO OUR ALT -- SACRAMENTO.

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.