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Pilot of a piper PA28 noted a grass cutting vehicle cross the runway, to which he was on final approach, and exit by the time he was over the runway threshold. He had announced his position and intentions over unicom during pattern entry and final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pcw.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 960 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 518994 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
We were flying a full pattern into port clinton, broadcasting on each leg. We saw someone cutting grass who drove right across our landing runway after we turned final. The same runway was used by someone when we were 10 NM out. We almost flew a go around but he was going fast enough to clear it by the time we were over the numbers. Grass cutters must not be getting instructions on how to cross a runway or something. The FBO didn't seem interested in what happened. They didn't know who was cutting the grass or that there was someone out there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA28 NOTED A GRASS CUTTING VEHICLE CROSS THE RWY, TO WHICH HE WAS ON FINAL APCH, AND EXIT BY THE TIME HE WAS OVER THE RWY THRESHOLD. HE HAD ANNOUNCED HIS POS AND INTENTIONS OVER UNICOM DURING PATTERN ENTRY AND FINAL APCH.
Narrative: WE WERE FLYING A FULL PATTERN INTO PORT CLINTON, BROADCASTING ON EACH LEG. WE SAW SOMEONE CUTTING GRASS WHO DROVE RIGHT ACROSS OUR LNDG RWY AFTER WE TURNED FINAL. THE SAME RWY WAS USED BY SOMEONE WHEN WE WERE 10 NM OUT. WE ALMOST FLEW A GAR BUT HE WAS GOING FAST ENOUGH TO CLR IT BY THE TIME WE WERE OVER THE NUMBERS. GRASS CUTTERS MUST NOT BE GETTING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO CROSS A RWY OR SOMETHING. THE FBO DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENED. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS CUTTING THE GRASS OR THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE OUT THERE.
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.