Loss of separation involving a B717 and a vehicle

Loss of separation involving a B717 and a vehicle

Publication info
Author
ATSB (Australia)
Category
Human Factors Runway Incursion
Date of publication
26/02/2015

On 26 July 2014, the crew of a Boeing 717 which had just touched down on the destination landing runway at Perth in normal day visibility as a heavy shower cleared the airport area after previously receiving and acknowledging a landing clearance saw the rear of a stationary vehicle on the runway centreline approximately 1180 metres from the landing threshold. An immediate go around was called and made and the aircraft cleared the vehicle by about 150 feet. The same experienced controller who had issued the landing clearance was found to have earlier given runway occupancy clearance to the vehicle.

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