<< >> NASA ASRS Report 631880, September 2004

A diamond DA20 pilot almost hit a california highway patrol car when it crossed in front of a landing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	631880
Time
Date	200409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : e55.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 950
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	631880
Person 2
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

While I was in the landing flare on runway 13, a california highway patrol car came from the parking lot and crossed the runway. I had to make a go around to avoid hitting the chp vehicle. After landing, a witness to the event said we missed the vehicle by about 10 ft vertically. I would concur with this. Another witness was a chp pilot. This event took place at ocean ridge airport near gualala, california. Remedy suggestion: 1) this airport has no warnings to or about vehicle traffic crossing the runway. Suggest signs be posted! 2) chp drivers should be informed as to looking for aircraft before crossing the runway at uncontrolled airports. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this airport does not have any fences to protect the runway. Reporter noted this is a common occurrence. The airport manager has been informed with other occurrences, and has not yet taken any action.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DIAMOND DA20 PLT ALMOST HIT A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CAR WHEN IT CROSSED IN FRONT OF A LNDG ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS IN THE LNDG FLARE ON RWY 13, A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CAR CAME FROM THE PARKING LOT AND CROSSED THE RWY. I HAD TO MAKE A GO AROUND TO AVOID HITTING THE CHP VEHICLE. AFTER LNDG, A WITNESS TO THE EVENT SAID WE MISSED THE VEHICLE BY ABOUT 10 FT VERTICALLY. I WOULD CONCUR WITH THIS. ANOTHER WITNESS WAS A CHP PLT. THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE AT OCEAN RIDGE ARPT NEAR GUALALA, CALIFORNIA. REMEDY SUGGESTION: 1) THIS ARPT HAS NO WARNINGS TO OR ABOUT VEHICLE TFC XING THE RWY. SUGGEST SIGNS BE POSTED! 2) CHP DRIVERS SHOULD BE INFORMED AS TO LOOKING FOR ACFT BEFORE XING THE RWY AT UNCONTROLLED ARPTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS ARPT DOES NOT HAVE ANY FENCES TO PROTECT THE RWY. RPTR NOTED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE ARPT MANAGER HAS BEEN INFORMED WITH OTHER OCCURRENCES, AND HAS NOT YET TAKEN ANY ACTION.

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.