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C5 military crew and a military pickup truck almost collided at a joint use airport when the pickup cut the C5 off. The FAA ground controller said they have no control of military vehicles at chs, only advisory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585877 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chs.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Galaxy (C5A) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 585877 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 75 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : chs.tower |
| Airport | procedure or policy : chs.airport |
Narrative:
While taxiing eastbound on 'F' taxiway, preparing to turn northbound (left) on taxiway 'D,' a security pick-up truck proceeding north on taxiway 'D' did not give way to us, forcing us to stop the aircraft. The aircraft and vehicle were on a collision course. ATC (FAA) advised us after query, that they have no control over the military, only advisory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C5 MILITARY CREW AND A MILITARY PICKUP TRUCK ALMOST COLLIDED AT A JOINT USE ARPT WHEN THE PICKUP CUT THE C5 OFF. THE FAA GND CTLR SAID THEY HAVE NO CTL OF MILITARY VEHICLES AT CHS, ONLY ADVISORY.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING EBOUND ON 'F' TXWY, PREPARING TO TURN NBOUND (L) ON TXWY 'D,' A SECURITY PICK-UP TRUCK PROCEEDING N ON TXWY 'D' DID NOT GIVE WAY TO US, FORCING US TO STOP THE ACFT. THE ACFT AND VEHICLE WERE ON A COLLISION COURSE. ATC (FAA) ADVISED US AFTER QUERY, THAT THEY HAVE NO CTL OVER THE MILITARY, ONLY ADVISORY.
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.