Small plane pilot hits vehicle while taxiing.

Attributes
ACN	433872
Time
Date	199904
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lal.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lal.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	other other : ns
Experience	controller supervisory : 18
ASRS Report	433872
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While I was controling traffic on the ground, aircraft (X) a lion heart was taxied by organization flag men to proceed to the runway for takeoff. Takeoff clearance is issued by the controllers on the runway using hand signals. Aircraft (X) proceed with full power straight ahead to begin his takeoff roll without clearance. All of the controllers tried to stop the aircraft but the pilot had his head down in the cockpit and paid no attention to the control personnel. He proceeded to hit a van used by control personnel to force traffic left or right. The pilot never looked up until he hit the van. The surface he was on is considered a non-movement area used to taxi on. This pilot would have hit another plane or persons if they had been standing or located in this area. The pilot was not aware of his surrounding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMALL PLANE PLT HITS VEHICLE WHILE TAXIING.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS CTLING TFC ON THE GND, ACFT (X) A LION HEART WAS TAXIED BY ORGANIZATION FLAG MEN TO PROCEED TO THE RWY FOR TKOF. TKOF CLRNC IS ISSUED BY THE CTLRS ON THE RWY USING HAND SIGNALS. ACFT (X) PROCEED WITH FULL PWR STRAIGHT AHEAD TO BEGIN HIS TKOF ROLL WITHOUT CLRNC. ALL OF THE CTLRS TRIED TO STOP THE ACFT BUT THE PLT HAD HIS HEAD DOWN IN THE COCKPIT AND PAID NO ATTN TO THE CTL PERSONNEL. HE PROCEEDED TO HIT A VAN USED BY CTL PERSONNEL TO FORCE TFC L OR R. THE PLT NEVER LOOKED UP UNTIL HE HIT THE VAN. THE SURFACE HE WAS ON IS CONSIDERED A NON-MOVEMENT AREA USED TO TAXI ON. THIS PLT WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER PLANE OR PERSONS IF THEY HAD BEEN STANDING OR LOCATED IN THIS AREA. THE PLT WAS NOT AWARE OF HIS SURROUNDING.

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.