Narrative:

This incident occurred during landing rollout at an uncontrolled southeast alaska airport. WX conditions had been reported at 200 ft scattered, 2000 ft scattered, 4700 ft broken, calm winds, and 5 SM visibility due to mist. Both departure and arrival airports were uncontrolled. Except for a short period at cruise when the flight was under radar contact with zan, communications with ATC were done via FSS. The flight had been cleared by zan for the lda instrument approach to destination, following 1 turn at the IAF due to preceding IFR aircraft. FSS was contacted and advised initiating the approach. A PIREP was requested and received from the preceding aircraft. The aircraft had landed. The runway environment was distinctly in view at the FAF, however, visual contact with the paved surface was not possible due to night/early predawn misty conditions. Upon touchdown and landing rollout, I (PF) observed what appeared to be a barricade looking object on the right most side of the runway. The copilot (PNF) thought the object to be light reflecting from the float plane basin adjacent to the runway, he later explained. Upon recognition of the 'truck' on the runway, evasive action by the captain and guidance from the copilot made it possible to avoid impact with the truck. Lesson learned: vigilance, vigilance, vigilance, and extra vigilance at uncontrolled airports. Supplemental information from acn 453835: we touched down on runway 8, began to slow the aircraft using reversers when we saw a truck on the runway. The truck was moving away from us, heading down the runway. We swerved to the left and avoided contact with the truck. There were no radio calls by the truck, nor was a NOTAM published of the runway being closed. FSS never advised us of the truck being on the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 FLC LANDED AT JNU, A CLASS E ARPT, AND HAD TO AVOID A TRUCK ON THE RWY.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LNDG ROLLOUT AT AN UNCTLED SE ALASKA ARPT. WX CONDITIONS HAD BEEN RPTED AT 200 FT SCATTERED, 2000 FT SCATTERED, 4700 FT BROKEN, CALM WINDS, AND 5 SM VISIBILITY DUE TO MIST. BOTH DEP AND ARR ARPTS WERE UNCTLED. EXCEPT FOR A SHORT PERIOD AT CRUISE WHEN THE FLT WAS UNDER RADAR CONTACT WITH ZAN, COMS WITH ATC WERE DONE VIA FSS. THE FLT HAD BEEN CLRED BY ZAN FOR THE LDA INST APCH TO DEST, FOLLOWING 1 TURN AT THE IAF DUE TO PRECEDING IFR ACFT. FSS WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED INITIATING THE APCH. A PIREP WAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM THE PRECEDING ACFT. THE ACFT HAD LANDED. THE RWY ENVIRONMENT WAS DISTINCTLY IN VIEW AT THE FAF, HOWEVER, VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE PAVED SURFACE WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO NIGHT/EARLY PREDAWN MISTY CONDITIONS. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND LNDG ROLLOUT, I (PF) OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BARRICADE LOOKING OBJECT ON THE R MOST SIDE OF THE RWY. THE COPLT (PNF) THOUGHT THE OBJECT TO BE LIGHT REFLECTING FROM THE FLOAT PLANE BASIN ADJACENT TO THE RWY, HE LATER EXPLAINED. UPON RECOGNITION OF THE 'TRUCK' ON THE RWY, EVASIVE ACTION BY THE CAPT AND GUIDANCE FROM THE COPLT MADE IT POSSIBLE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK. LESSON LEARNED: VIGILANCE, VIGILANCE, VIGILANCE, AND EXTRA VIGILANCE AT UNCTLED ARPTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 453835: WE TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 8, BEGAN TO SLOW THE ACFT USING REVERSERS WHEN WE SAW A TRUCK ON THE RWY. THE TRUCK WAS MOVING AWAY FROM US, HEADING DOWN THE RWY. WE SWERVED TO THE L AND AVOIDED CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK. THERE WERE NO RADIO CALLS BY THE TRUCK, NOR WAS A NOTAM PUBLISHED OF THE RWY BEING CLOSED. FSS NEVER ADVISED US OF THE TRUCK BEING ON 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.