Airport vehicle runway incursion air carrier abort takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	319857
Time
Date	199511
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 13
ASRS Report	319857
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Air carrier X IFR sdf-eug was cleared for takeoff runway 19. I observed a van, used to shuttle tower personnel in and out, cross the hold short line at taxiway H. I instructed X to abort his takeoff and exchanged the traffic. The 5 controllers in the van observed the incursion as well as intervened to stop the van from crossing onto the runway surface. Due to the amount of construction and the lack of cooperation from the air board we are forced to cross active runways hundreds of times daily. We have requested alternative rtes many times, but the construction has taken precedence over safety many times. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated due to airport construction vehicles cross active runways 30 times an hour. Facility management seems unable to have the airport authority/authorized develop alternate rtes. Also the airport authority/authorized refuses to take alternate rtes to reduce runway xings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT VEHICLE RWY INCURSION ACR ABORT TKOF.

Narrative: ACR X IFR SDF-EUG WAS CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 19. I OBSERVED A VAN, USED TO SHUTTLE TWR PERSONNEL IN AND OUT, CROSS THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT TXWY H. I INSTRUCTED X TO ABORT HIS TKOF AND EXCHANGED THE TFC. THE 5 CTLRS IN THE VAN OBSERVED THE INCURSION AS WELL AS INTERVENED TO STOP THE VAN FROM XING ONTO THE RWY SURFACE. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE LACK OF COOPERATION FROM THE AIR BOARD WE ARE FORCED TO CROSS ACTIVE RWYS HUNDREDS OF TIMES DAILY. WE HAVE REQUESTED ALTERNATIVE RTES MANY TIMES, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION HAS TAKEN PRECEDENCE OVER SAFETY MANY TIMES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED DUE TO ARPT CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES CROSS ACTIVE RWYS 30 TIMES AN HR. FACILITY MGMNT SEEMS UNABLE TO HAVE THE ARPT AUTH DEVELOP ALTERNATE RTES. ALSO THE ARPT AUTH REFUSES TO TAKE ALTERNATE RTES TO REDUCE RWY XINGS.

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.