Mcc controller is advised by HS25 landing mhr there is confusion as to runway closure. Aircraft lands to find maintenance vehicle on runway.

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Attributes
ACN	456353
Time
Date	199912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhr.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 1-600
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 22l
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller limited radar : 2 controller military : 4 controller radar : 15 controller time certified in position1 : 11
ASRS Report	456353
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Airport Cabin Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : mcc.tracon
Airport	construction : mhr.airport procedure or policy : mhr.airport

Narrative:

HS25 inbound to mhr airport states he has AWOS information for mhr-sac. TRACON shows runway 22R closed but mhr airport information declares runway 22L closed. I tell my supervisor that aircraft X says the opposite runway at mhr is closed. Supervisor advised me that airport operations has changed the runway closure but hasn't confirmed when this closure is effective. I tell pilot of aircraft X to use airport information and clear him ILS runway 22L circle runway 22R. Aircraft X goes to unicom. On landing, trucks go on the runway aircraft X is using. Pilot states the ground equipment never called unicom to inform aircraft of their position or intent to use runway. Approach control is not receiving timely runway status information. Ground equipment is untrained in proper procedure to use runway, and there is no ATC tower to oversee the movement of traffic on and near runways at mhr. Mhr needs at tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MCC CTLR IS ADVISED BY HS25 LNDG MHR THERE IS CONFUSION AS TO RWY CLOSURE. ACFT LANDS TO FIND MAINT VEHICLE ON RWY.

Narrative: HS25 INBOUND TO MHR ARPT STATES HE HAS AWOS INFO FOR MHR-SAC. TRACON SHOWS RWY 22R CLOSED BUT MHR ARPT INFO DECLARES RWY 22L CLOSED. I TELL MY SUPVR THAT ACFT X SAYS THE OPPOSITE RWY AT MHR IS CLOSED. SUPVR ADVISED ME THAT ARPT OPS HAS CHANGED THE RWY CLOSURE BUT HASN'T CONFIRMED WHEN THIS CLOSURE IS EFFECTIVE. I TELL PLT OF ACFT X TO USE ARPT INFO AND CLR HIM ILS RWY 22L CIRCLE RWY 22R. ACFT X GOES TO UNICOM. ON LNDG, TRUCKS GO ON THE RWY ACFT X IS USING. PLT STATES THE GND EQUIP NEVER CALLED UNICOM TO INFORM ACFT OF THEIR POS OR INTENT TO USE RWY. APCH CTL IS NOT RECEIVING TIMELY RWY STATUS INFO. GND EQUIP IS UNTRAINED IN PROPER PROC TO USE RWY, AND THERE IS NO ATC TWR TO OVERSEE THE MOVEMENT OF TFC ON AND NEAR RWYS AT MHR. MHR NEEDS AT TWR.

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.