WHILE ON A REPOS FLT; AN AIR TAXI FLC HAD TAXIED ONTO THE RWY; BUT DELAYED TKOF AS A RESULT OF A MECHANICAL PROB. DURING THE DELAY A GND VEHICLE DROVE ONTO THE SAME RWY AND APCHED THE FLC FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN THE FLC BEGAN THEIR TKOF; THE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED AND THE TKOF ABORTED. AT THE SAME TIME THE ATCT LCL CTLR ANNOUNCED ON FREQ THAT THE TWR WAS OPEN.

1996-04 · NASA ASRS report 332889

Date: 1996-04 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|conflict-ground-conflict|critical

Synopsis

WHILE ON A REPOS FLT; AN AIR TAXI FLC HAD TAXIED ONTO THE RWY; BUT DELAYED TKOF AS A RESULT OF A MECHANICAL PROB. DURING THE DELAY A GND VEHICLE DROVE ONTO THE SAME RWY AND APCHED THE FLC FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN THE FLC BEGAN THEIR TKOF; THE VEHICLE WAS NOTICED AND THE TKOF ABORTED. AT THE SAME TIME THE ATCT LCL CTLR ANNOUNCED ON FREQ THAT THE TWR WAS OPEN.

Narrative

PART 91 RELOCATION FLT WAS TO DEPART BEFORE THE TWR OPENED AT XB00. TOOK RWY FOR TKOF AT XA57. REMAINED ON RWY FOR A FEW MINS TO CORRECT PRESSURIZATION MALFUNCTION. PROPER CTAF RADIO CALLS WERE MADE AND WE WERE MONITORING THE TWR FREQ. BEGAN TKOF ROLL AND AT ABOUT 70 KTS WE PERFORMED A REJECTED TKOF. THERE WAS A SECURITY TRUCK WITH LIGHTS ON; APCHING FROM THE OTHER END. HE WAS PERFORMING A RWY CHK. DID NOT GET ANY CLOSER THAN 2500 FT. TWR CALLED US AND SAID TWR WAS OPEN. WE HEARD NO OTHER CALLS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 332895: I WAS THE PNF. THE CTL TWR WAS CLOSED SO I ATTEMPTED TO GET OUR CLRNC TO EAGLE COUNTY FROM REGIONAL APCH CTL ON THEIR FREQ. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON THE RAMP; WHILE TAXIING AND AT THE DEP END OF RWY 33. (AS WE LEFT THE FBO'S RAMP OUR #1 COM RADIO WAS TUNED TO REGIONAL APCH AND #$2 TO ADDISON TWR.) WE TAXIED INTO POS WITH LNDG LIGHT; NAV LIGHTS; STROBE LIGHTS; AND ROTATING BEACON ON AND WERE MONITORING TWR FREQ. WE PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF. WE ROLLED APPROX 1/4 OF THE RWY WHEN I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS COMING TOWARD US ON THE RWY I SHOUTED 'ABORT.' I IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCED; ON TWR FREQ THAT WE HAD ABORTED THE TKOF. I LOOKED AT MY WATCH WHICH SAID XB00Z.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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