A C172 flight instructor takes over from student to avoid a vehicle in close proximity to the runway...

Attributes
ACN	589575
Time
Date	200307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	MT
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlb.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	589575
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

On jul/wed/03, at XA30 a vehicle was parked at the intersection of the access road and the runway of the flying Y airport (MT48), located 20 mi south of lvm, while we were doing takeoff and lndgs. His location was a hazard to aviation. I was working with a student and at the point of flare after a slightly long landing attempt I took control of the airplane. Loss of directional control or an aborted landing by the low time student could have resulted in a collision with the vehicle. My aborted landing at that point ended up with flight less than 10 ft directly over the vehicle and person at the vehicle taking pictures of airport activities. Another flight path further from the vehicle was possible, I don't know if alternate flight would be safer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 FLT INSTRUCTOR TAKES OVER FROM STUDENT TO AVOID A VEHICLE IN CLOSE PROX TO THE RWY.

Narrative: ON JUL/WED/03, AT XA30 A VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE INTXN OF THE ACCESS ROAD AND THE RWY OF THE FLYING Y ARPT (MT48), LOCATED 20 MI S OF LVM, WHILE WE WERE DOING TKOF AND LNDGS. HIS LOCATION WAS A HAZARD TO AVIATION. I WAS WORKING WITH A STUDENT AND AT THE POINT OF FLARE AFTER A SLIGHTLY LONG LNDG ATTEMPT I TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL OR AN ABORTED LNDG BY THE LOW TIME STUDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE. MY ABORTED LNDG AT THAT POINT ENDED UP WITH FLT LESS THAN 10 FT DIRECTLY OVER THE VEHICLE AND PERSON AT THE VEHICLE TAKING PICTURES OF ARPT ACTIVITIES. ANOTHER FLT PATH FURTHER FROM THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLE, I DON'T KNOW IF ALTERNATE FLT WOULD BE SAFER.

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.