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Controller believes that a runway direction sign should be installed at taxiway to prevent runway incursions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 240815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : acy |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 240815 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
These events are in reference to airport markings. In particular the lack of appropriate runway direction signs. When taxiing to runway 22 from the commercial and GA ramps, there is no sign at the intersection of txwys I and B that points the right turn to the pilots. As in this instance, air carrier X, an light transport, missed the right turn, and because taxiway I runs into runway 13/31 a short distance, had to slam on the breaks to avoid a runway incursion. This happens an average of 3 or more times a day with familiar and unfamiliar pilots. This has been brought up to management a number of times and they have been deaf to our concerns.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CTLR BELIEVES THAT A RWY DIRECTION SIGN SHOULD BE INSTALLED AT TXWY TO PREVENT RWY INCURSIONS.
Narrative: THESE EVENTS ARE IN REF TO ARPT MARKINGS. IN PARTICULAR THE LACK OF APPROPRIATE RWY DIRECTION SIGNS. WHEN TAXIING TO RWY 22 FROM THE COMMERCIAL AND GA RAMPS, THERE IS NO SIGN AT THE INTXN OF TXWYS I AND B THAT POINTS THE RIGHT TURN TO THE PLTS. AS IN THIS INSTANCE, ACR X, AN LTT, MISSED THE RIGHT TURN, AND BECAUSE TXWY I RUNS INTO RWY 13/31 A SHORT DISTANCE, HAD TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS TO AVOID A RWY INCURSION. THIS HAPPENS AN AVERAGE OF 3 OR MORE TIMES A DAY WITH FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR PLTS. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO MGMNT A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN DEAF TO OUR CONCERNS.
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.