Reporter walked across protected area while returning from taxiing aircraft to service facility.

Attributes
ACN	109167
Time
Date	198904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 97
ASRS Report	109167
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Left main wheel damaged by aviator (no mechanic service). Taxied aircraft to hangar #2 (with ground control control contact) for repair. Returned on foot to meet with ramp manager. Walked across grass area southwest of end of runway 6 to ramp. Shortly after told to call tower. They asked and received my name, address and aircraft #. I was told I crossed 'protected' area, and there is a sidewalk to be used. Upon my return walk I found a small strip of broken cement approximately 6-8' further southwest mostly under water (had previously rained heavily). In talking to many people I find this happens several times each week. This needs some type of marking (clearly), so as to prevent this happening again. Ps: this area is wide open to public road going around this corner (no gate).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER WALKED ACROSS PROTECTED AREA WHILE RETURNING FROM TAXIING ACFT TO SERVICE FAC.

Narrative: LEFT MAIN WHEEL DAMAGED BY AVIATOR (NO MECH SVC). TAXIED ACFT TO HANGAR #2 (WITH GND CTL CTL CONTACT) FOR REPAIR. RETURNED ON FOOT TO MEET WITH RAMP MGR. WALKED ACROSS GRASS AREA SW OF END OF RWY 6 TO RAMP. SHORTLY AFTER TOLD TO CALL TWR. THEY ASKED AND RECEIVED MY NAME, ADDRESS AND ACFT #. I WAS TOLD I CROSSED 'PROTECTED' AREA, AND THERE IS A SIDEWALK TO BE USED. UPON MY RETURN WALK I FOUND A SMALL STRIP OF BROKEN CEMENT APPROX 6-8' FURTHER SW MOSTLY UNDER WATER (HAD PREVIOUSLY RAINED HEAVILY). IN TALKING TO MANY PEOPLE I FIND THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EACH WK. THIS NEEDS SOME TYPE OF MARKING (CLEARLY), SO AS TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. PS: THIS AREA IS WIDE OPEN TO PUBLIC ROAD GOING AROUND THIS CORNER (NO GATE).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.