Narrative:

This is a case of a long campaign of sabotage and harassment of a private airstrip which has endangered the lives of people using it. The airstrip has been used since it was built in 1970. In 1989 another person bought one of the 3 parts of the airstrip and after living there for 9 months wanted to close it. After the FAA refused to deactivate the airstrip by this persons written request in a letter to the FAA he began to harass people using it. This person has pounded steel fence posts in 2 areas on the runway as well as wood posts to block its use. He has stolen runway markers 4 times, stolen elevation signs, windsock pole, and piled brush on the runway. He has also killed the grass with chemicals, but it has since grown back. All the above information is documented with photos and police reports. I have removed my plane to another airport but I still maintain the strip. He has not been prosecuted because his attorney in the civil suit was the county prosecutor. He has been given a free hand to do any criminal act he wants to do. The fbi and united states prosecutor have been notified through FSDO but because of lack of knowledge by the united states prosecutor in grand rapids, mi, they will not prosecute either. For the last 2 yrs the mi attorney general has been pushed to take action by a senator, myself, and mi attorney general, but they are still stalling!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 1 OWNER OF A PVT ARPT HAS ERECTED OBSTACLES ON THE RWY AND REMOVED WIND AND RWY END IDENTIFIERS IN ORDER TO STOP THE USE OF THE ARPT.

Narrative: THIS IS A CASE OF A LONG CAMPAIGN OF SABOTAGE AND HARASSMENT OF A PVT AIRSTRIP WHICH HAS ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF PEOPLE USING IT. THE AIRSTRIP HAS BEEN USED SINCE IT WAS BUILT IN 1970. IN 1989 ANOTHER PERSON BOUGHT ONE OF THE 3 PARTS OF THE AIRSTRIP AND AFTER LIVING THERE FOR 9 MONTHS WANTED TO CLOSE IT. AFTER THE FAA REFUSED TO DEACTIVATE THE AIRSTRIP BY THIS PERSONS WRITTEN REQUEST IN A LETTER TO THE FAA HE BEGAN TO HARASS PEOPLE USING IT. THIS PERSON HAS POUNDED STEEL FENCE POSTS IN 2 AREAS ON THE RWY AS WELL AS WOOD POSTS TO BLOCK ITS USE. HE HAS STOLEN RWY MARKERS 4 TIMES, STOLEN ELEVATION SIGNS, WINDSOCK POLE, AND PILED BRUSH ON THE RWY. HE HAS ALSO KILLED THE GRASS WITH CHEMICALS, BUT IT HAS SINCE GROWN BACK. ALL THE ABOVE INFO IS DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOS AND POLICE RPTS. I HAVE REMOVED MY PLANE TO ANOTHER ARPT BUT I STILL MAINTAIN THE STRIP. HE HAS NOT BEEN PROSECUTED BECAUSE HIS ATTORNEY IN THE CIVIL SUIT WAS THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR. HE HAS BEEN GIVEN A FREE HAND TO DO ANY CRIMINAL ACT HE WANTS TO DO. THE FBI AND UNITED STATES PROSECUTOR HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THROUGH FSDO BUT BECAUSE OF LACK OF KNOWLEDGE BY THE UNITED STATES PROSECUTOR IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI, THEY WILL NOT PROSECUTE EITHER. FOR THE LAST 2 YRS THE MI ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS BEEN PUSHED TO TAKE ACTION BY A SENATOR, MYSELF, AND MI ATTORNEY GENERAL, BUT THEY ARE STILL STALLING!

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.