A C208 pilot made a takeoff from a runway that intersected a runway that was being checked by a vehicle at an uncontrolled airport. The pilot assumed that aircraft have the right of way over vehicles.

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Attributes
ACN	401147
Time
Date	199804
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gck
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	401147
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure today from gck, there was a metroliner just clearing runway 35 after completing the ILS, an airport ground truck checking runways/txwys, myself (C208) as well as an aircraft inbound on the ILS. ZKC cleared me from gck to ict via runway heading initially 7000 ft and squawk code and void in only 1 min. As I was rolling into position on runway 35 the airport truck reported he was going to check runway 30/12, an intersecting runway approximately 1500 ft from the beginning of runway 35. I reported departing runway 35, knowing I -- an aircraft, should have the right-of- way over ground vehicles. Shortly after contacting ZKC and receiving new clearance of direct ddc then ict I overheard on either ATC frequency or CTAF (not sure as monitoring both) what I believe was my call sign and something about 'runway...' tomorrow I will contact airport authority/authorized to see why the airport truck has to check runways/txwys so frequently as it is causing an undue traffic congestion with other inbound aircraft traffic. Communications are extremely important at uncontrolled airports and due to frequency congestion and traffic it was not 100% clear nor safe due to the airport ground vehicle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C208 PLT MADE A TKOF FROM A RWY THAT INTERSECTED A RWY THAT WAS BEING CHKED BY A VEHICLE AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. THE PLT ASSUMED THAT ACFT HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY OVER VEHICLES.

Narrative: ON DEP TODAY FROM GCK, THERE WAS A METROLINER JUST CLRING RWY 35 AFTER COMPLETING THE ILS, AN ARPT GND TRUCK CHKING RWYS/TXWYS, MYSELF (C208) AS WELL AS AN ACFT INBOUND ON THE ILS. ZKC CLRED ME FROM GCK TO ICT VIA RWY HEADING INITIALLY 7000 FT AND SQUAWK CODE AND VOID IN ONLY 1 MIN. AS I WAS ROLLING INTO POS ON RWY 35 THE ARPT TRUCK RPTED HE WAS GOING TO CHK RWY 30/12, AN INTERSECTING RWY APPROX 1500 FT FROM THE BEGINNING OF RWY 35. I RPTED DEPARTING RWY 35, KNOWING I -- AN ACFT, SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT-OF- WAY OVER GND VEHICLES. SHORTLY AFTER CONTACTING ZKC AND RECEIVING NEW CLRNC OF DIRECT DDC THEN ICT I OVERHEARD ON EITHER ATC FREQ OR CTAF (NOT SURE AS MONITORING BOTH) WHAT I BELIEVE WAS MY CALL SIGN AND SOMETHING ABOUT 'RWY...' TOMORROW I WILL CONTACT ARPT AUTH TO SEE WHY THE ARPT TRUCK HAS TO CHK RWYS/TXWYS SO FREQUENTLY AS IT IS CAUSING AN UNDUE TFC CONGESTION WITH OTHER INBOUND ACFT TFC. COMS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AT UNCTLED ARPTS AND DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION AND TFC IT WAS NOT 100% CLR NOR SAFE DUE TO THE ARPT GND VEHICLE.

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.