Departing small transport reports large chunks of asphalt on runway.

Attributes
ACN	228189
Time
Date	199212
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hks
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	228189
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departing small transport reported large chunks of asphalt on runway. The tower has received several reports of this unsafe condition. The runway and ramp area is in need of resurfacing. Airport authority removes chunks and will 'quick patch' when able. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that runway condition still exists. He said that only runway 16/34 has the problem. The other runway is not used much, and as a result, they have not had reports from pilots. Runway 16/34 is made up or large asphalt squares. The asphalt breaking up is at the edge of the squares. Airport manager aware of problem and will spot patch when the hole becomes too large. Reporter said that the chunks of asphalt range from small rock size to larger chunks up to about 8 inches across. He also said that the entire runway is the same condition. To his knowledge, there are no plans by the airport to resurface the runway. This is an ongoing problem that occurs frequently. It is not an isolated situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEPARTING SMT RPTS LARGE CHUNKS OF ASPHALT ON RWY.

Narrative: DEPARTING SMT RPTED LARGE CHUNKS OF ASPHALT ON RWY. THE TWR HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL RPTS OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. THE RWY AND RAMP AREA IS IN NEED OF RESURFACING. ARPT AUTHORITY REMOVES CHUNKS AND WILL 'QUICK PATCH' WHEN ABLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT RWY CONDITION STILL EXISTS. HE SAID THAT ONLY RWY 16/34 HAS THE PROB. THE OTHER RWY IS NOT USED MUCH, AND AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE NOT HAD RPTS FROM PLTS. RWY 16/34 IS MADE UP OR LARGE ASPHALT SQUARES. THE ASPHALT BREAKING UP IS AT THE EDGE OF THE SQUARES. ARPT MGR AWARE OF PROB AND WILL SPOT PATCH WHEN THE HOLE BECOMES TOO LARGE. RPTR SAID THAT THE CHUNKS OF ASPHALT RANGE FROM SMALL ROCK SIZE TO LARGER CHUNKS UP TO ABOUT 8 INCHES ACROSS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE ENTIRE RWY IS THE SAME CONDITION. TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, THERE ARE NO PLANS BY THE ARPT TO RESURFACE THE RWY. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROB THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY. IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED SIT.

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.