On 8 August 2019, an Embraer 190 crew taking off from Comodoro Rivadavia in accordance with their clearance saw a vehicle crossing the runway ahead but based upon its distance away and speed judged that continued takeoff was safe and this then occurred. The vehicle was not authorised to cross the runway. The conflict risk was assessed as heightened by ATC use of a discrete frequency for communications with airside vehicles thereby reducing the situational awareness of both pilots and vehicle drivers. It was also noted that absence of vehicle read backs to ATC instructions was common and went unchallenged.
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On 8 August 2019, the crew of an Embraer 190 (LV-CPJ) being operated by Austral on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Comodoro Rivadavia to Mendoza in normal day visibility observed a vehicle crossing the runway ahead as they accelerated during takeoff but decided that takeoff could be safely completed based on their distance from the vehicle and its observed crossing speed. This proved to be a correct judgement and there was no actual risk of collision with the flight subsequently taking off normally.
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