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An instructor pilot reported that rnt runway 16 markings are faded and do not contrast with the runway surface. This environment causes his students difficulty landing on centerline at night because they cannot see it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1252590 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RNT.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 10000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The ATIS continues to report non-standard and faded markings on runway 16. This condition has been in place for about a year and there are no visible signs of correction.there will never be a better time to resolve these marking issues and no apparent reasons for them to remain. My students and those of my colleagues are at risk during this unrealistically protracted project.there is no need for me to notify the tower of this discrepancy as they report it on the ATIS every hour.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An instructor pilot reported that RNT Runway 16 markings are faded and do not contrast with the runway surface. This environment causes his students difficulty landing on centerline at night because they cannot see it.
Narrative: The ATIS continues to report non-standard and faded markings on runway 16. This condition has been in place for about a year and there are no visible signs of correction.There will never be a better time to resolve these marking issues and no apparent reasons for them to remain. My students and those of my colleagues are at risk during this unrealistically protracted project.There is no need for me to notify the tower of this discrepancy as they report it on the ATIS every hour.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.