ATCT intrafac coordination - aircraft cleared for takeoff while a runway check vehicle was still on ...

Attributes
ACN	298076
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 5 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	298076
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

I was working ground controller clearance delivery combined, taxied a twin to runway 23 gave flight strip to local controller. Airport vehicle then called to do a runway check. Told vehicle to hold short of runway 23. Asked and received verbal permission to have the airport for an airport check of runways. I then proceeded to tell the airport vehicle to proceed with runway check and to report clear of all runways and txwys upon completion of the check. Proceeded to monitor the ATIS and process 2 flight strips. When I looked back to see where airport vehicle was, it was located at runway 19 and runway 23 intersection with the twin above him. I believe that whenever an airport vehicle is on the advertised runway, it should be on the local controller's frequency, or local or ground control combined will definitely help when feasible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATCT INTRAFAC COORD - ACFT CLRED FOR TKOF WHILE A RWY CHK VEHICLE WAS STILL ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTLR CLRNC DELIVERY COMBINED, TAXIED A TWIN TO RWY 23 GAVE FLT STRIP TO LCL CTLR. ARPT VEHICLE THEN CALLED TO DO A RWY CHK. TOLD VEHICLE TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23. ASKED AND RECEIVED VERBAL PERMISSION TO HAVE THE ARPT FOR AN ARPT CHK OF RWYS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL THE ARPT VEHICLE TO PROCEED WITH RWY CHK AND TO RPT CLR OF ALL RWYS AND TXWYS UPON COMPLETION OF THE CHK. PROCEEDED TO MONITOR THE ATIS AND PROCESS 2 FLT STRIPS. WHEN I LOOKED BACK TO SEE WHERE ARPT VEHICLE WAS, IT WAS LOCATED AT RWY 19 AND RWY 23 INTXN WITH THE TWIN ABOVE HIM. I BELIEVE THAT WHENEVER AN ARPT VEHICLE IS ON THE ADVERTISED RWY, IT SHOULD BE ON THE LCL CTLR'S FREQ, OR LCL OR GND CTL COMBINED WILL DEFINITELY HELP WHEN FEASIBLE.

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.

ATCT intrafac coordination - aircraft cleared for takeoff while a runway check vehicle was still on the runway.