<< >> NASA ASRS Report 548815, May 2002

Critical ground conflict when a landing PA28 right wheel hits the top of a pickup truck crossing the approach end of runway 35 at F46, tx.

Attributes
ACN	548815
Time
Date	200205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f46.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ixd.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 1607 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	548815
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : vd 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	design : f46.airport signage : f46.airport

Narrative:

Operator of pickup truck, who is a pilot and owns and operates an aircraft sales facility, should have observed aircraft on final. Pickup, being able to stop, should have. Possible actions to help prevent a recurrence: replace existing aircraft signs with warning signs and flashing caution lights to warn of possible low flying aircraft. Lengthen displaced threshold to approximately 400 ft to encourage pilots to fly a steeper approach. Crossing road at a higher altitude. Right wheel of main landing gear of airplane on final approach to runway 35 contacts top of pickup truck and continues to a point beyond displaced threshold for a successful landing. Truck top damaged and one bracket holding aircraft main gear broken. Gear did not collapse. FAA dallas office investigated incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRITICAL GND CONFLICT WHEN A LNDG PA28 R WHEEL HITS THE TOP OF A PICKUP TRUCK XING THE APCH END OF RWY 35 AT F46, TX.

Narrative: OPERATOR OF PICKUP TRUCK, WHO IS A PLT AND OWNS AND OPERATES AN ACFT SALES FACILITY, SHOULD HAVE OBSERVED ACFT ON FINAL. PICKUP, BEING ABLE TO STOP, SHOULD HAVE. POSSIBLE ACTIONS TO HELP PREVENT A RECURRENCE: REPLACE EXISTING ACFT SIGNS WITH WARNING SIGNS AND FLASHING CAUTION LIGHTS TO WARN OF POSSIBLE LOW FLYING ACFT. LENGTHEN DISPLACED THRESHOLD TO APPROX 400 FT TO ENCOURAGE PLTS TO FLY A STEEPER APCH. XING ROAD AT A HIGHER ALT. R WHEEL OF MAIN LNDG GEAR OF AIRPLANE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 35 CONTACTS TOP OF PICKUP TRUCK AND CONTINUES TO A POINT BEYOND DISPLACED THRESHOLD FOR A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. TRUCK TOP DAMAGED AND ONE BRACKET HOLDING ACFT MAIN GEAR BROKEN. GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. FAA DALLAS OFFICE INVESTIGATED INCIDENT.

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.