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CE680 flight crew on departure from new encountered a vehicle approaching from the opposite end; head on; in the center of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 915349 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NEW.Airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Sovereign (C680) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 8500 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle Ground Incursion Runway |
| Miss Distance | Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
We held short at new 36L and got our IFR void time. Before taxing onto the runway we announced our intentions on CTAF and lined up on the runway. We turned on all landing/taxi recognition lights and again announced our departure intentions on 36L before we started to roll. At no time did we hear any other traffic response. The runway was clear. Approaching V1 we noticed lights from a pickup truck coming at us from the departure end of the runway. The truck was in the center of the runway then angled to our left off to the side (west side) of the runway. We continued our takeoff as a high speed abort on the runway would have put us in a closer conflict. We contacted departure and informed them of the situation. They requested a call when we get on the ground. Upon contact the controller told us the pickup driver said he was in the clear zone on our departure. We informed him that was incorrect. He may have gotten to the clear zone as we passed overhead but he was on an active runway with a departing aircraft on the roll and not listening or transmitting his position or intentions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE680 flight crew on departure from NEW encountered a vehicle approaching from the opposite end; head on; in the center of the runway.
Narrative: We held short at NEW 36L and got our IFR void time. Before taxing onto the runway we announced our intentions on CTAF and lined up on the runway. We turned on all landing/taxi recognition lights and again announced our departure intentions on 36L before we started to roll. At no time did we hear any other traffic response. The runway was clear. Approaching V1 we noticed lights from a pickup truck coming at us from the departure end of the runway. The truck was in the center of the runway then angled to our left off to the side (west side) of the runway. We continued our takeoff as a high speed abort on the runway would have put us in a closer conflict. We contacted Departure and informed them of the situation. They requested a call when we get on the ground. Upon contact the Controller told us the pickup driver said he was in the clear zone on our departure. We informed him that was incorrect. He may have gotten to the clear zone as we passed overhead but he was on an active runway with a departing aircraft on the roll and not listening or transmitting his position or intentions.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.