B757-200 crew almost hit a man running across the runway on runway 35 at sequ.

Attributes
ACN	558703
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sequ.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 5 agl bound upper : 10
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	558703
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : sequ.airport

Narrative:

Person ran in front of aircraft on rotation. About the time the captain called V1, I saw something running left to right across the runway. At first I thought it was some sort of animal. When vr was called, I started to rotate. At that time, I realized it was a person running across the runway. I shouted, 'it's a person,' and pulled back more on the controls to try and miss him, as we went over the top of him, I could see his face and what color his shirt was. He appeared to go under us about where the right engine and right main gear are. We didn't feel any bumps to indicate we had hit him, but it was close. After that, we notified the tower that someone had run in front of us on the runway. Also called company and let them know, and to notify us at destination if there was any indication of somebody on the runway. Operations at our destination told us on landing there that sequ airport operations had called and said nothing was found. We did a thorough walk around at our destination and found no indication of hitting anything. Someone on an active runway is not only a safety threat, but a security threat. Better security at the airports. The agent at our destination told us that 4 or 5 months ago a naked man was on the runway. Equador might have some security issues that need to be addressed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW ALMOST HIT A MAN RUNNING ACROSS THE RWY ON RWY 35 AT SEQU.

Narrative: PERSON RAN IN FRONT OF ACFT ON ROTATION. ABOUT THE TIME THE CAPT CALLED V1, I SAW SOMETHING RUNNING L TO R ACROSS THE RWY. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS SOME SORT OF ANIMAL. WHEN VR WAS CALLED, I STARTED TO ROTATE. AT THAT TIME, I REALIZED IT WAS A PERSON RUNNING ACROSS THE RWY. I SHOUTED, 'IT'S A PERSON,' AND PULLED BACK MORE ON THE CTLS TO TRY AND MISS HIM, AS WE WENT OVER THE TOP OF HIM, I COULD SEE HIS FACE AND WHAT COLOR HIS SHIRT WAS. HE APPEARED TO GO UNDER US ABOUT WHERE THE R ENG AND R MAIN GEAR ARE. WE DIDN'T FEEL ANY BUMPS TO INDICATE WE HAD HIT HIM, BUT IT WAS CLOSE. AFTER THAT, WE NOTIFIED THE TWR THAT SOMEONE HAD RUN IN FRONT OF US ON THE RWY. ALSO CALLED COMPANY AND LET THEM KNOW, AND TO NOTIFY US AT DEST IF THERE WAS ANY INDICATION OF SOMEBODY ON THE RWY. OPS AT OUR DEST TOLD US ON LNDG THERE THAT SEQU ARPT OPS HAD CALLED AND SAID NOTHING WAS FOUND. WE DID A THOROUGH WALK AROUND AT OUR DEST AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF HITTING ANYTHING. SOMEONE ON AN ACTIVE RWY IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY THREAT, BUT A SECURITY THREAT. BETTER SECURITY AT THE ARPTS. THE AGENT AT OUR DEST TOLD US THAT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO A NAKED MAN WAS ON THE RWY. EQUADOR MIGHT HAVE SOME SECURITY ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

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.