A GA pilot performing touch-and-go lndgs almost hits a pickup truck that crosses the runway during h...

Attributes
ACN	328109
Time
Date	199602
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhr
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 123 flight time total : 6833 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	328109
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Made 3 touch-and-goes at mhr with my son as the right seat passenger. We noticed, while we were on downwind, a pickup truck parked next to an antenna on the south side of the field. (I remember the truck being jet black, my son thinks it was red.) on the fourth touch-and-go, I landed on centerline, but drifted about 30 ft to the left of centerline on runway 22 during the takeoff. Suddenly, I saw the pickup starting to cross the runway ahead of me. I applied right rudder and swerved to the right, crossing the centerline to avoid hitting the truck. After entering the runway, the driver of the truck must have seen my aircraft, because he suddenly braked and stopped the vehicle. After taking off, I departed the pattern, contacted sac approach, and returned to mcclellan for additional touch-and-goes. During each of the lndgs at mather, I announced my intentions, in accordance with aim radio procedures at uncontrolled airports, on crosswind, downwind, base, and final. I did not make any calls while actually on the runway, but had announced intention for a touch-and- go while on final. I had landing, strobe, position and navigation lights all on. After landing at mcclellan, I notified the supervisor of flying for FBO of the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GA PLT PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS ALMOST HITS A PICKUP TRUCK THAT CROSSES THE RWY DURING HIS LNDG TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: MADE 3 TOUCH-AND-GOES AT MHR WITH MY SON AS THE R SEAT PAX. WE NOTICED, WHILE WE WERE ON DOWNWIND, A PICKUP TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO AN ANTENNA ON THE S SIDE OF THE FIELD. (I REMEMBER THE TRUCK BEING JET BLACK, MY SON THINKS IT WAS RED.) ON THE FOURTH TOUCH-AND-GO, I LANDED ON CTRLINE, BUT DRIFTED ABOUT 30 FT TO THE L OF CTRLINE ON RWY 22 DURING THE TKOF. SUDDENLY, I SAW THE PICKUP STARTING TO CROSS THE RWY AHEAD OF ME. I APPLIED R RUDDER AND SWERVED TO THE R, XING THE CTRLINE TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK. AFTER ENTERING THE RWY, THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK MUST HAVE SEEN MY ACFT, BECAUSE HE SUDDENLY BRAKED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING OFF, I DEPARTED THE PATTERN, CONTACTED SAC APCH, AND RETURNED TO MCCLELLAN FOR ADDITIONAL TOUCH-AND-GOES. DURING EACH OF THE LNDGS AT MATHER, I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RADIO PROCS AT UNCTLED ARPTS, ON XWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL. I DID NOT MAKE ANY CALLS WHILE ACTUALLY ON THE RWY, BUT HAD ANNOUNCED INTENTION FOR A TOUCH-AND- GO WHILE ON FINAL. I HAD LNDG, STROBE, POS AND NAV LIGHTS ALL ON. AFTER LNDG AT MCCLELLAN, I NOTIFIED THE SUPVR OF FLYING FOR FBO OF THE INCIDENT.

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.

A GA pilot performing touch-and-go lndgs almost hits a pickup truck that crosses the runway during his landing takeoff roll.