Vehicle cleared onto runway 13R for inspection with small aircraft landing, resulting in less than s...

Attributes
ACN	90428
Time
Date	198807
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	90428
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 4000 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error

Narrative:

I was working ground control on 7/tue/88 at approximately XA00 local. Prior to the incident, kennedy was operating landing 22L, departing 22R, with overflow arrs, mainly propellers, landing 13R. I was instructed to prepare for a runway change; to depart 13R, land 13L, overflow arrs to 22L. I called on frequency for the bird cars to sweep the 13's. Vehicle called me at the approach end of runway 13R due to poor coordination on my part, I misunderstood that runway 13R was my runway, when in fact it still belonged to local for overflow arrs. I authorized car #78 to proceed on 13R for the bird sweep. The local controller, unaware of my action, cleared an small aircraft to land 13R as he (local) instructed the small aircraft to turn off the runway and contact ground, he observed the vehicle on the runway. The small aircraft landed and exited without incident and after further proper coordination, the bird sweep was completed and car exited 13R. I believe the situation occurred because of a lack of proper coordination on my part. One contributing factor is the distance from the tower to the approach end of runway 13R; because although he scanned the runway prior to issuing landing clearance, the local controller could not, or did not see the vehicle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE CLEARED ONTO RWY 13R FOR INSPECTION WITH SMA LNDG, RESULTING IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTL ON 7/TUE/88 AT APPROX XA00 LCL. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, KENNEDY WAS OPERATING LNDG 22L, DEPARTING 22R, WITH OVERFLOW ARRS, MAINLY PROPS, LNDG 13R. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE FOR A RWY CHANGE; TO DEPART 13R, LAND 13L, OVERFLOW ARRS TO 22L. I CALLED ON FREQ FOR THE BIRD CARS TO SWEEP THE 13'S. VEHICLE CALLED ME AT THE APCH END OF RWY 13R DUE TO POOR COORD ON MY PART, I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT RWY 13R WAS MY RWY, WHEN IN FACT IT STILL BELONGED TO LCL FOR OVERFLOW ARRS. I AUTHORIZED CAR #78 TO PROCEED ON 13R FOR THE BIRD SWEEP. THE LCL CTLR, UNAWARE OF MY ACTION, CLRED AN SMA TO LAND 13R AS HE (LCL) INSTRUCTED THE SMA TO TURN OFF THE RWY AND CONTACT GND, HE OBSERVED THE VEHICLE ON THE RWY. THE SMA LANDED AND EXITED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AFTER FURTHER PROPER COORD, THE BIRD SWEEP WAS COMPLETED AND CAR EXITED 13R. I BELIEVE THE SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A LACK OF PROPER COORD ON MY PART. ONE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE TWR TO THE APCH END OF RWY 13R; BECAUSE ALTHOUGH HE SCANNED THE RWY PRIOR TO ISSUING LNDG CLRNC, THE LCL CTLR COULD NOT, OR DID NOT SEE THE VEHICLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.

Vehicle cleared onto runway 13R for inspection with small aircraft landing, resulting in less than standard separation.