Cpr small transport parked in a restricted area at psc. Reporter claims area not adequately marked.

Attributes
ACN	184385
Time
Date	199107
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psc
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	184385
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I landed on runway 21R at pasco, wa. I taxied to terminal via taxiway delta and parked at base of tower out of commercial traffic's way. I escorted 4 other people to terminal so they could make flight connections. Upon entering the terminal (from ramp area), we approached security lady to find out how to get to ticket area. She summoned security officer who got mad and took us back to my plane. He told me I was parked in a clearly marked restr area. I had to move the plane and then he escorted my passengers to front of terminal. The asphalt was not marked as to restr area. No signs on tower or fence. There was one sign on fence post which said it was restr area but sign could only be read on taxiway alpha, opposite direction from which I came. I parked on north side of tower instead of west side (a matter of 20/30 ft). I moved plane then reentered terminal (from the front). The sign on the post would not be able to be read at night. There is a light above it but it is very high above the sign. There are no signs on north side of tower saying no parking or restrictive area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT PARKED IN A RESTRICTED AREA AT PSC. RPTR CLAIMS AREA NOT ADEQUATELY MARKED.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 21R AT PASCO, WA. I TAXIED TO TERMINAL VIA TAXIWAY DELTA AND PARKED AT BASE OF TWR OUT OF COMMERCIAL TFC'S WAY. I ESCORTED 4 OTHER PEOPLE TO TERMINAL SO THEY COULD MAKE FLT CONNECTIONS. UPON ENTERING THE TERMINAL (FROM RAMP AREA), WE APCHED SECURITY LADY TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET TO TICKET AREA. SHE SUMMONED SECURITY OFFICER WHO GOT MAD AND TOOK US BACK TO MY PLANE. HE TOLD ME I WAS PARKED IN A CLRLY MARKED RESTR AREA. I HAD TO MOVE THE PLANE AND THEN HE ESCORTED MY PAXS TO FRONT OF TERMINAL. THE ASPHALT WAS NOT MARKED AS TO RESTR AREA. NO SIGNS ON TWR OR FENCE. THERE WAS ONE SIGN ON FENCE POST WHICH SAID IT WAS RESTR AREA BUT SIGN COULD ONLY BE READ ON TAXIWAY ALPHA, OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM WHICH I CAME. I PARKED ON N SIDE OF TWR INSTEAD OF W SIDE (A MATTER OF 20/30 FT). I MOVED PLANE THEN REENTERED TERMINAL (FROM THE FRONT). THE SIGN ON THE POST WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE READ AT NIGHT. THERE IS A LIGHT ABOVE IT BUT IT IS VERY HIGH ABOVE THE SIGN. THERE ARE NO SIGNS ON N SIDE OF TWR SAYING NO PARKING OR RESTRICTIVE AREA.

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.