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ATCT controller at eri authority/authorized a snow removal vehicle onto the active runway with traffic on final cleared for the option.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461823 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eri.tracon |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : eri.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : private |
| Experience | controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 18 flight time total : 41 |
| ASRS Report | 461823 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : flight data controller : combined local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed missed approach none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was cleared for the 'option.' supervisor controller got busy putting on a new ATIS and forgot about the aircraft X and authority/authorized a vehicle onto the runway for snow removal. Supervisor controller was surprised when the aircraft reported he was executing his missed approach. Supervisor controller issued the 'option' clearance early on and then forgot. Should have withheld clearance until able to ensure runway was clear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT CTLR AT ERI AUTH A SNOW REMOVAL VEHICLE ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY WITH TFC ON FINAL CLRED FOR THE OPTION.
Narrative: ACFT X WAS CLRED FOR THE 'OPTION.' SUPVR CTLR GOT BUSY PUTTING ON A NEW ATIS AND FORGOT ABOUT THE ACFT X AND AUTH A VEHICLE ONTO THE RWY FOR SNOW REMOVAL. SUPVR CTLR WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE ACFT RPTED HE WAS EXECUTING HIS MISSED APCH. SUPVR CTLR ISSUED THE 'OPTION' CLRNC EARLY ON AND THEN FORGOT. SHOULD HAVE WITHHELD CLRNC UNTIL ABLE TO ENSURE RWY WAS CLR.
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.