Narrative:

Departed the local FBO at night announced intentions to taxi from parking area to runway 11 and activated airport lights on CTAF frequency. I completed run-up and announced on CTAF that I was moving into position for takeoff on the runway. Once into position, a private vehicle drove onto the runway from another taxiway and drove past me (on my immediate left) and departed the runway on the taxiway that I had been on. This happened while I was on the runway. Despite the fact that the vehicle had its hazard lights on I never expected it to drive onto the runway. No radio call was made on the CTAF. With runway incursions on the increase, this is another example of unsafe operation. The vehicle should not have been operating on txwys or runways without a radio. Ground personnel need to be included in the current awareness program. Airport access should be more secure (I believe this was a private vehicle -- not part of airport operations).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEN THE PLT OF A C210 TAXIED INTO POS AT MSL, AN UNCTLED ARPT, A VEHICLE ENTERED THE RWY AND DROVE PAST HIS ACFT.

Narrative: DEPARTED THE LCL FBO AT NIGHT ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS TO TAXI FROM PARKING AREA TO RWY 11 AND ACTIVATED ARPT LIGHTS ON CTAF FREQ. I COMPLETED RUN-UP AND ANNOUNCED ON CTAF THAT I WAS MOVING INTO POS FOR TKOF ON THE RWY. ONCE INTO POS, A PVT VEHICLE DROVE ONTO THE RWY FROM ANOTHER TXWY AND DROVE PAST ME (ON MY IMMEDIATE L) AND DEPARTED THE RWY ON THE TXWY THAT I HAD BEEN ON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE RWY. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ITS HAZARD LIGHTS ON I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO DRIVE ONTO THE RWY. NO RADIO CALL WAS MADE ON THE CTAF. WITH RWY INCURSIONS ON THE INCREASE, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF UNSAFE OP. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OPERATING ON TXWYS OR RWYS WITHOUT A RADIO. GND PERSONNEL NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT AWARENESS PROGRAM. ARPT ACCESS SHOULD BE MORE SECURE (I BELIEVE THIS WAS A PVT VEHICLE -- NOT PART OF ARPT OPS).

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.