Complaint reference digging at airport shortening runway by 1500 ft and creating holes along sides o...

Attributes
ACN	222114
Time
Date	199210
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blm
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	222114
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

For the past yr the owner of this airport has been digging and mining dirt around the perimeter of runway 14/32. In the process of doing this he has shortened the runway length by approximately 1500 ft. Around the sides are chasms of about 50 ft deep with little or no clear way or stop way space for an aircraft landing long or aborting a takeoff. The local NOTAMS continue to be listed as 1000 ft of the northwest portion of the runway unusable. It is my feelings that the NOTAM information is not adequate and that jet operations should cease before someone is seriously injured. It presents an extremely dangerous situation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he has had no problem but feels it is a potential problem. This is a privately owned public use airport and owner has every right to mine the sand but should create a safe situation for aircraft. Analyst mentioned the hot line and he will follow up with a call. Analyst checked with FSS reference NOTAMS, the information was ILS localizer OTS and runway 14/32 northwest portion first 1000 ft closed as reporter stated. Unable to find any printed information reference runway closure, only the OTS equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMPLAINT REF DIGGING AT ARPT SHORTENING RWY BY 1500 FT AND CREATING HOLES ALONG SIDES OF RWY. HAZARDOUS TO ACFT ACTIVITY.

Narrative: FOR THE PAST YR THE OWNER OF THIS ARPT HAS BEEN DIGGING AND MINING DIRT AROUND THE PERIMETER OF RWY 14/32. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS HE HAS SHORTENED THE RWY LENGTH BY APPROX 1500 FT. AROUND THE SIDES ARE CHASMS OF ABOUT 50 FT DEEP WITH LITTLE OR NO CLR WAY OR STOP WAY SPACE FOR AN ACFT LNDG LONG OR ABORTING A TKOF. THE LCL NOTAMS CONTINUE TO BE LISTED AS 1000 FT OF THE NW PORTION OF THE RWY UNUSABLE. IT IS MY FEELINGS THAT THE NOTAM INFO IS NOT ADEQUATE AND THAT JET OPS SHOULD CEASE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. IT PRESENTS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE HAS HAD NO PROB BUT FEELS IT IS A POTENTIAL PROB. THIS IS A PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC USE ARPT AND OWNER HAS EVERY RIGHT TO MINE THE SAND BUT SHOULD CREATE A SAFE SIT FOR ACFT. ANALYST MENTIONED THE HOT LINE AND HE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A CALL. ANALYST CHKED WITH FSS REF NOTAMS, THE INFO WAS ILS LOC OTS AND RWY 14/32 NW PORTION FIRST 1000 FT CLOSED AS RPTR STATED. UNABLE TO FIND ANY PRINTED INFO REF RWY CLOSURE, ONLY THE OTS EQUIP.

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.

Complaint reference digging at airport shortening runway by 1500 ft and creating holes along sides of runway. Hazardous to aircraft activity.