Non event report. Reporter laments no unicom at eko, nv.

Attributes
ACN	156829
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eko
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 37
ASRS Report	156829
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Danger at elko, nv. A crash of 2 aircraft will happen soon! Elko, nv, has an advisory frequency of 122.7, but no one to give advisory on the ground. Elko is a dangerous situation. A crash will take place elko is a special situation. A fuel stop by pilots not familiar with the airport, commercial traffic. A town at the end of the field. Commercial takeoff only to the west, no matter what the winds. A change in the advisory frequency. A closed FSS. The FSS that now advises elko, nv, gives winds some times and is not helpful. Commercial taking off on runway 23 and private landing on runway 05 is the worst part. Let the girl at the FBO at least call the runway advisory. Give winds to center. Help! Now! Not 6 mo. Most aircraft land runway 05 and takeoff runway 23 because of the field layout and the town location. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. I made numerous call attempts going into elko but no answer. FBO employee said they had no unicom no radio at all. Situation of aircraft coming straight in on runway 5 and then taking off on runway 5 west/O advisories other than plane to plane is extremely hazardous in my opinion. One ground person at elko said the city is attempting to force the FAA into providing a tower control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON EVENT REPORT. REPORTER LAMENTS NO UNICOM AT EKO, NV.

Narrative: DANGER AT ELKO, NV. A CRASH OF 2 ACFT WILL HAPPEN SOON! ELKO, NV, HAS AN ADVISORY FREQ OF 122.7, BUT NO ONE TO GIVE ADVISORY ON THE GND. ELKO IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. A CRASH WILL TAKE PLACE ELKO IS A SPECIAL SITUATION. A FUEL STOP BY PLTS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, COMMERCIAL TFC. A TOWN AT THE END OF THE FIELD. COMMERCIAL TKOF ONLY TO THE W, NO MATTER WHAT THE WINDS. A CHANGE IN THE ADVISORY FREQ. A CLOSED FSS. THE FSS THAT NOW ADVISES ELKO, NV, GIVES WINDS SOME TIMES AND IS NOT HELPFUL. COMMERCIAL TAKING OFF ON RWY 23 AND PRIVATE LNDG ON RWY 05 IS THE WORST PART. LET THE GIRL AT THE FBO AT LEAST CALL THE RWY ADVISORY. GIVE WINDS TO CTR. HELP! NOW! NOT 6 MO. MOST ACFT LAND RWY 05 AND TKOF RWY 23 BECAUSE OF THE FIELD LAYOUT AND THE TOWN LOCATION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. I MADE NUMEROUS CALL ATTEMPTS GOING INTO ELKO BUT NO ANSWER. FBO EMPLOYEE SAID THEY HAD NO UNICOM NO RADIO AT ALL. SITUATION OF ACFT COMING STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 5 AND THEN TAKING OFF ON RWY 5 W/O ADVISORIES OTHER THAN PLANE TO PLANE IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN MY OPINION. ONE GND PERSON AT ELKO SAID THE CITY IS ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE FAA INTO PROVIDING A TWR CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.