<< >> NASA ASRS Report 478713, July 2000

Tower controller cleared 2 aircraft to a closed runway for takeoff and subsequently cleared them both for takeoff when there was a vehicle on the opposite end of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	478713
Time
Date	200007
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grb.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : taxi ground : takeoff roll
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : grb.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	478713
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working as ground and local controller. I taxied 2 aircraft to a closed runway (runway 24). I was also working local control and cleared both for takeoff. They departed runway 24. There was a paint truck on approach end of runway 6. I did not see truck when I scanned the runway. All reminders were in place. Only suggestion would be is to clean up our (sia) status information area to highlight important closures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CTLR CLRED 2 ACFT TO A CLOSED RWY FOR TKOF AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED THEM BOTH FOR TKOF WHEN THERE WAS A VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING AS GND AND LCL CTLR. I TAXIED 2 ACFT TO A CLOSED RWY (RWY 24). I WAS ALSO WORKING LCL CTL AND CLRED BOTH FOR TKOF. THEY DEPARTED RWY 24. THERE WAS A PAINT TRUCK ON APCH END OF RWY 6. I DID NOT SEE TRUCK WHEN I SCANNED THE RWY. ALL REMINDERS WERE IN PLACE. ONLY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IS TO CLEAN UP OUR (SIA) STATUS INFO AREA TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANT CLOSURES.

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.