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Fai ground controller described runway incursion/go around when airport vehicles returning from ski strip emergency; failed to stop clear of runway 19L.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fai.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fai.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : developmental |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller time certified in position1 : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 798303 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
Vehicles on ski strip 19 were leaving the ski strip sbound along the surface and proceeded into the unmarked safety zone (made of the same material as the ski strip surface) of runway 19L with an aircraft short final. The vehicles were told to hold their position and to not advance any further while the aircraft was sent around by the local controller. This has been an ongoing issue on the airfield with no demarcation between 2 runways directly in line with one another. In this situation; vehicles that are stationed on the airfield were even unfamiliar with their location in reference to runway 19L and the necessary procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAI GND CTLR DESCRIBED RWY INCURSION/GAR WHEN ARPT VEHICLES RETURNING FROM SKI STRIP EMER; FAILED TO STOP CLR OF RWY 19L.
Narrative: VEHICLES ON SKI STRIP 19 WERE LEAVING THE SKI STRIP SBOUND ALONG THE SURFACE AND PROCEEDED INTO THE UNMARKED SAFETY ZONE (MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE SKI STRIP SURFACE) OF RWY 19L WITH AN ACFT SHORT FINAL. THE VEHICLES WERE TOLD TO HOLD THEIR POS AND TO NOT ADVANCE ANY FURTHER WHILE THE ACFT WAS SENT AROUND BY THE LCL CTLR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE ON THE AIRFIELD WITH NO DEMARCATION BTWN 2 RWYS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH ONE ANOTHER. IN THIS SITUATION; VEHICLES THAT ARE STATIONED ON THE AIRFIELD WERE EVEN UNFAMILIAR WITH THEIR LOCATION IN REF TO RWY 19L AND THE NECESSARY PROCS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.