A dash 8 landed and stopped short due to a forklift escort vehicle transgressed on the active runway...

Attributes
ACN	410470
Time
Date	199808
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	410470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our mission was to bring the air carrier 40-ton hyster forklift from south ramp to north ramp using an escort. I drove the forklift and the mechanic drove the maintenance van acting as escort. I observed the mechanic approach and hold at runway east and positioned behind him, in preparation for crossing. We proceeded onto runway east, crossing south taxiway, and held at median. I observed mechanic proceed across next runway toward second median. As I prepared to follow I noticed an air carrier commuter (dash 8) approaching for landing. Realizing I would not be able to cross the runway and 'beat the plane' so I decided to hold at the median. At this time I observed the mechanic stop and begin reversing direction back to where I was holding as plane landed. When mechanic reached my position I observed plane stop approximately 100 yards away from point of discretion, u-turn, and taxi away from us. Mechanic then told me that we were to return forklift to air carrier hangar. The fact that the radio to contact ground control is in the maintenance van, I do not know what type of communication or the nature of the conversation that transpired between the mechanic and ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DASH 8 LANDED AND STOPPED SHORT DUE TO A FORKLIFT ESCORT VEHICLE TRANSGRESSED ON THE ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: OUR MISSION WAS TO BRING THE ACR 40-TON HYSTER FORKLIFT FROM S RAMP TO N RAMP USING AN ESCORT. I DROVE THE FORKLIFT AND THE MECH DROVE THE MAINT VAN ACTING AS ESCORT. I OBSERVED THE MECH APCH AND HOLD AT RWY E AND POSITIONED BEHIND HIM, IN PREPARATION FOR XING. WE PROCEEDED ONTO RWY E, XING S TXWY, AND HELD AT MEDIAN. I OBSERVED MECH PROCEED ACROSS NEXT RWY TOWARD SECOND MEDIAN. AS I PREPARED TO FOLLOW I NOTICED AN ACR COMMUTER (DASH 8) APCHING FOR LNDG. REALIZING I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CROSS THE RWY AND 'BEAT THE PLANE' SO I DECIDED TO HOLD AT THE MEDIAN. AT THIS TIME I OBSERVED THE MECH STOP AND BEGIN REVERSING DIRECTION BACK TO WHERE I WAS HOLDING AS PLANE LANDED. WHEN MECH REACHED MY POS I OBSERVED PLANE STOP APPROX 100 YARDS AWAY FROM POINT OF DISCRETION, U-TURN, AND TAXI AWAY FROM US. MECH THEN TOLD ME THAT WE WERE TO RETURN FORKLIFT TO ACR HANGAR. THE FACT THAT THE RADIO TO CONTACT GND CTL IS IN THE MAINT VAN, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TYPE OF COM OR THE NATURE OF THE CONVERSATION THAT TRANSPIRED BTWN THE MECH AND GND CTL.

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.