Narrative:

In jul, 1991, I called douglas county unicom for landing advisory. I was advised wind 240 at 15. I proceeded to enter a left downwind for runway 30. As I turned base leg I saw a glider below me turning final for runway 30. So I extended my base leg. As I turned final it became clear that the glider was not going to clear the runway. I announced I was doing a left 360 on short final. When I rolled out of the 360 degree turn approximately 2 min plus later on final the glider still had not cleared the runway. Plus, there was another glider and tow plane staged on the runway in front of the first glider. I executed a go around at approximately 200 ft AGL, offset to the right of the runway and turned crosswind at approximately midfield and reentered left downwind for runway 30. When I turned final for runway 30 the tow plane and the 2 gliders were still on the runway and had not been cleared so I executed another go around and entered a right downwind for runway 16. As I entered downwind for runway 16 someone came on the unicom and made the statement 'power plane trying to land on 30, you are going to have to hold, while we launch 2 gliders, we have had a problem with a tow plane'. I landed on runway 16 without further incident. As I cleared runway 16 and taxied to the hangar, runway 30 had still not been cleared. This was approximately 12 to 15 mins after I had first entered downwind for runway 30. I feel this was a deliberate action on the part of glider operator to disrupt the use of runway 30 by any aircraft other than gliders. Refer to far part 91.113(G).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PLT COMPLAINT ABOUT AN FBO INTENTIONALLY BLOCKING A RWY FOR GLIDER OP.

Narrative: IN JUL, 1991, I CALLED DOUGLAS COUNTY UNICOM FOR LNDG ADVISORY. I WAS ADVISED WIND 240 AT 15. I PROCEEDED TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 30. AS I TURNED BASE LEG I SAW A GLIDER BELOW ME TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 30. SO I EXTENDED MY BASE LEG. AS I TURNED FINAL IT BECAME CLR THAT THE GLIDER WAS NOT GOING TO CLR THE RWY. I ANNOUNCED I WAS DOING A L 360 ON SHORT FINAL. WHEN I ROLLED OUT OF THE 360 DEG TURN APPROX 2 MIN PLUS LATER ON FINAL THE GLIDER STILL HAD NOT CLRED THE RWY. PLUS, THERE WAS ANOTHER GLIDER AND TOW PLANE STAGED ON THE RWY IN FRONT OF THE FIRST GLIDER. I EXECUTED A GAR AT APPROX 200 FT AGL, OFFSET TO THE R OF THE RWY AND TURNED XWIND AT APPROX MIDFIELD AND REENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 30. WHEN I TURNED FINAL FOR RWY 30 THE TOW PLANE AND THE 2 GLIDERS WERE STILL ON THE RWY AND HAD NOT BEEN CLRED SO I EXECUTED ANOTHER GAR AND ENTERED A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16. AS I ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16 SOMEONE CAME ON THE UNICOM AND MADE THE STATEMENT 'PWR PLANE TRYING TO LAND ON 30, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD, WHILE WE LAUNCH 2 GLIDERS, WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A TOW PLANE'. I LANDED ON RWY 16 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AS I CLRED RWY 16 AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR, RWY 30 HAD STILL NOT BEEN CLRED. THIS WAS APPROX 12 TO 15 MINS AFTER I HAD FIRST ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 30. I FEEL THIS WAS A DELIBERATE ACTION ON THE PART OF GLIDER OPERATOR TO DISRUPT THE USE OF RWY 30 BY ANY ACFT OTHER THAN GLIDERS. REFER TO FAR PART 91.113(G).

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.