Closed taxiways not barricaded. Crash phone not operational.

Attributes
ACN	185393
Time
Date	199108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : btr
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	185393
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

2 critical taxiways closed, 1 of which is a high speed for runway 13. Airport director flatly refused to place barricades on closed taxiways, stating that proper NOTAMS have been disseminated and it is the pilots responsibility to know of the closures. I have visions of ag aircraft landing on runway 13, turning off at the high speed taxiway and clipping a construction worker with his propeller. Brought to attention of facility management and nothing done. See reverse for btr crash phone update. Most recent crash phone test. Produced a busy signal. Now crash phone being carried 'OTS.' callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Callback to btr procedures specialist. He stated the airport management had refused to barricade closed taxiways. The FAA southwest regional office airports division was contacted about the problem. Airport management is now barricading closed taxiways. The emergency equipment alerting phone (crash phone) is now on a individual direct line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSED TAXIWAYS NOT BARRICADED. CRASH PHONE NOT OPERATIONAL.

Narrative: 2 CRITICAL TAXIWAYS CLOSED, 1 OF WHICH IS A HIGH SPD FOR RWY 13. ARPT DIRECTOR FLATLY REFUSED TO PLACE BARRICADES ON CLOSED TAXIWAYS, STATING THAT PROPER NOTAMS HAVE BEEN DISSEMINATED AND IT IS THE PLTS RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW OF THE CLOSURES. I HAVE VISIONS OF AG ACFT LNDG ON RWY 13, TURNING OFF AT THE HIGH SPD TAXIWAY AND CLIPPING A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WITH HIS PROP. BROUGHT TO ATTN OF FACILITY MGMNT AND NOTHING DONE. SEE REVERSE FOR BTR CRASH PHONE UPDATE. MOST RECENT CRASH PHONE TEST. PRODUCED A BUSY SIGNAL. NOW CRASH PHONE BEING CARRIED 'OTS.' CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. CALLBACK TO BTR PROCS SPECIALIST. HE STATED THE ARPT MGMNT HAD REFUSED TO BARRICADE CLOSED TAXIWAYS. THE FAA SW REGIONAL OFFICE ARPTS DIVISION WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. ARPT MGMNT IS NOW BARRICADING CLOSED TAXIWAYS. THE EMER EQUIP ALERTING PHONE (CRASH PHONE) IS NOW ON A INDIVIDUAL DIRECT LINE.

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.