What happened
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On June 26, 2017, airman arrived at Mccampbell-Porter Airport from the south. The approach and landing on runway 31 were uneventful.
As the airman was letting the aircraft roll to the end of the runway, a truck pulling a trailer and tractor was observed driving parallel to the runway. The truck was then seen making a sudden turn to the center of the runway. The airman noticed this and noticed a hesitation from the truck, so he assumed the truck was stopping. The airman steered the aircraft to the right to give a wider berth.
The truck suddenly accelerated and attempted to cross the runway. The airman attempted to avoid hitting the truck by steering to the left as much as he could. Ultimately, the aircraft's right wing hit the trailer and tractor causing an instant fire that covered the tractor, trailer and aircraft.
Once the aircraft skidded to its stop, the fire lost strength and the airman evacuated the aircraft with only minor injuries and burns.
The airman and driver of the truck met on the side of the runway. The driver admitted to the airman that he crossed the runway believing he could beat the aircraft. This same statement was made to other airport personnel.
On a following interview, the driver changed his statement, saying he never saw the aircraft land and roll down the runway until it was too late.
The airman stated he did not have enough room to go around and carried to much speed to stop, although the attempt to stop was made.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 26, 2017, AIRMAN ARRIVED AT MCCAMPBELL-PORTER AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH. THE APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 WERE UNEVENTFUL.
AS THE AIRMAN WAS LETTING THE AIRCRAFT ROLL TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER AND TRACTOR WAS OBSERVED DRIVING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE TRUCK WAS THEN SEEN MAKING A SUDDEN TURN TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN NOTICED THIS AND NOTICED A HESITATION FROM THE TRUCK, SO HE ASSUMED THE TRUCK WAS STOPPING. THE AIRMAN STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO GIVE A WIDER BERTH.
THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCK BY STEERING TO THE LEFT AS MUCH AS HE COULD. ULTIMATELY, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING HIT THE TRAILER AND TRACTOR CAUSING AN INSTANT FIRE THAT COVERED THE TRACTOR, TRAILER AND AIRCRAFT.
ONCE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO ITS STOP, THE FIRE LOST STRENGTH AND THE AIRMAN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES AND BURNS.
THE AIRMAN AND DRIVER OF THE TRUCK MET ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE DRIVER ADMITTED TO THE AIRMAN THAT HE CROSSED THE RUNWAY BELIEVING HE COULD BEAT THE AIRCRAFT. THIS SAME STATEMENT WAS MADE TO OTHER AIRPORT PERSONNEL.
ON A FOLLOWING INTERVIEW, THE DRIVER CHANGED HIS STATEMENT, SAYING HE NEVER SAW THE AIRCRAFT LAND AND ROLL DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.
THE AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO GO AROUND AND CARRIED TO MUCH SPEED TO STOP, ALTHOUGH THE ATTEMPT TO STOP WAS MADE.
NTSB investigation
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