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Local controller at rsw claims that vehicles involved in runway construction activity are operating in airport movement areas without ATC knowledge or authority/authorized. The reporter cites an example where a vehicle passed in close proximity to a taxiing BE350 at night.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 716342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rsw.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 350 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller time certified in position1 : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 716342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Runway construction operations going on at rsw make it a dangerous airport. Vehicles that we do not control are moving all over the airport movement area. Procedures that we are to follow change daily. Sometimes they change several times a day. Controller briefings are no more than a memo for us to read. This incident occurred on the first day of a new operating procedure. A kingair that had been cleared to taxi to runway 23 had to stop when a construction vehicle crossed in front of him. This happened at night and several txwys are unlit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LCL CTLR AT RSW CLAIMS THAT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN RWY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ARE OPERATING IN ARPT MOVEMENT AREAS WITHOUT ATC KNOWLEDGE OR AUTH. THE RPTR CITES AN EXAMPLE WHERE A VEHICLE PASSED IN CLOSE PROX TO A TAXIING BE350 AT NIGHT.
Narrative: RWY CONSTRUCTION OPS GOING ON AT RSW MAKE IT A DANGEROUS ARPT. VEHICLES THAT WE DO NOT CTL ARE MOVING ALL OVER THE ARPT MOVEMENT AREA. PROCS THAT WE ARE TO FOLLOW CHANGE DAILY. SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CTLR BRIEFINGS ARE NO MORE THAN A MEMO FOR US TO READ. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FIRST DAY OF A NEW OPERATING PROC. A KINGAIR THAT HAD BEEN CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 23 HAD TO STOP WHEN A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIM. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT AND SEVERAL TXWYS ARE UNLIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.