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BE76 pilot reports that runway signage at set airport is nonexistent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1002101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SET.Airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Charles co. Smartt airport. The runway marking signage is nonexistent. I was a transient pilot and it is very difficult to determine what is a runway and what is a taxiway. Especially at the area where taxiways and runway 9 and runway 18 come together. This is 2012. Any multiple runway airport needs ICAO conforming runway stop line (hold bar) signage to prevent runway incursions. (Red runway signs) the FAA should work with the local airport operator to work on a plan to install red runway hold bar signs and painted red runway identifiers on the pavement (easy and quick to do). Locals know where the runways are but transient pilots can easily cross an active runway and not realize it until they are on the runway. This is a busy training field and should have runway and taxiway signage. Perhaps someone at the FAA could advocate for this upgrade and work with the airport operator to identify funding for this important safety related change.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE76 pilot reports that runway signage at SET airport is nonexistent.
Narrative: Charles Co. Smartt Airport. The runway marking signage is NONEXISTENT. I was a transient pilot and it is VERY difficult to determine what is a runway and what is a taxiway. Especially at the area where taxiways and Runway 9 and Runway 18 come together. This is 2012. Any multiple runway airport needs ICAO conforming Runway stop line (hold bar) signage to prevent runway incursions. (Red runway signs) The FAA should work with the local airport operator to work on a plan to install RED runway hold bar signs and painted red runway identifiers on the pavement (easy and quick to do). Locals know where the runways are but transient pilots can easily cross an active runway and not realize it until they are on the runway. This is a busy training field and should have runway and taxiway signage. Perhaps someone at the FAA could advocate for this upgrade and work with the airport operator to identify funding for this important safety related change.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.