<< >> NASA ASRS Report 409053, July 1998

Small aircraft pilot executes maneuver due to airport mower runway transgress. Pilot believes tower local controller was somehow involved.

Attributes
ACN	409053
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsd
State Reference	SD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fsd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	controller radar : 4 flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	409053
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On short final at fsd, I was cleared to land runway 21 and hold short of runway 33. Just prior to landing, a mower pulled out right at the end of runway 21. After adding power to ensure clearing the mower, I was unable to hold short of runway 33 and executed a touch and go. Recommend that controllers do not advise pilots to hold short when equipment is on or around the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT EXECUTES MANEUVER DUE TO ARPT MOWER RWY TRANSGRESS. PLT BELIEVES TWR LCL CTLR WAS SOMEHOW INVOLVED.

Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL AT FSD, I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 21 AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 33. JUST PRIOR TO LNDG, A MOWER PULLED OUT RIGHT AT THE END OF RWY 21. AFTER ADDING PWR TO ENSURE CLRING THE MOWER, I WAS UNABLE TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 33 AND EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO. RECOMMEND THAT CTLRS DO NOT ADVISE PLTS TO HOLD SHORT WHEN EQUIP IS ON OR AROUND THE RWY.

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.