Vehicle chasing deer from runway enters runway without permission. Aircraft aborts.

Attributes
ACN	319328
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DHC-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	319328
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was working in the acy tower local and ground combined. FAA operations (call sign OPS1) informed me that he was doing a deer check. I taxied air carrier to runway 13 for departure. OPS1 informed me that he was chasing deer. I observed him chasing them in a field (midfield) at this time they were sbound (not towards runway). I cleared air carrier for takeoff. I then observed OPS1 proceeding directly towards the east towards runway 13. Operations then, as he was crossing the parallel taxiway, asked me to 'cancel that aircraft's clearance, there are deer everywhere out here.' as he was saying this, he went into the safety area. I did cancel air carrier takeoff clearance, stated the reason why and he did abort the takeoff. As I did this, OPS1 proceeded onto the runway without a clearance. When I finished the explanation to air carrier, OPS1 asked for permission to go onto runway 13, a runway which he was already on. These deer would not have been a problem if OPS1 had not spooked the deer and chased them towards the runway. The third problem is that operations proceeded onto the runway. If the aircraft could not have stopped where he did, this could have been a major problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE CHASING DEER FROM RWY ENTERS RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION. ACFT ABORTS.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN THE ACY TWR LCL AND GND COMBINED. FAA OPS (CALL SIGN OPS1) INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS DOING A DEER CHK. I TAXIED ACR TO RWY 13 FOR DEP. OPS1 INFORMED ME THAT HE WAS CHASING DEER. I OBSERVED HIM CHASING THEM IN A FIELD (MIDFIELD) AT THIS TIME THEY WERE SBOUND (NOT TOWARDS RWY). I CLRED ACR FOR TKOF. I THEN OBSERVED OPS1 PROCEEDING DIRECTLY TOWARDS THE E TOWARDS RWY 13. OPS THEN, AS HE WAS XING THE PARALLEL TXWY, ASKED ME TO 'CANCEL THAT ACFT'S CLRNC, THERE ARE DEER EVERYWHERE OUT HERE.' AS HE WAS SAYING THIS, HE WENT INTO THE SAFETY AREA. I DID CANCEL ACR TKOF CLRNC, STATED THE REASON WHY AND HE DID ABORT THE TKOF. AS I DID THIS, OPS1 PROCEEDED ONTO THE RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC. WHEN I FINISHED THE EXPLANATION TO ACR, OPS1 ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO GO ONTO RWY 13, A RWY WHICH HE WAS ALREADY ON. THESE DEER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROB IF OPS1 HAD NOT SPOOKED THE DEER AND CHASED THEM TOWARDS THE RWY. THE THIRD PROB IS THAT OPS PROCEEDED ONTO THE RWY. IF THE ACFT COULD NOT HAVE STOPPED WHERE HE DID, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROB.

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.