Airport facilities complaint by private pilot.

Attributes
ACN	267899
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdk
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 490 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	267899
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Reporter states that this is not a safe airport to fly into as there is a lot of traffic, in the air as well as on the ground. The facilities are limited and parking places are difficult to find or obtain. This is exacerbated by the fact that the airport does not have any taxi strips and there is only 1 runway so it is very difficult to get to the regular parking area without crossing a parallel dirt road that is often occupied by illegal aircraft, man or man in car who has a hostile attitude towards anyone in an aircraft. Reporter did not specify who 'man' was, could it be a 'happy owner?' airport is user unfriendly because of the lack of proper tie down cables. There is no fencing around for airport security, letting everyone and his dog into and across what airport is there. Reporter has sent carbon copy to DOT, jacksonville and office of the county commissioner. Note that the AFD graphic contains a note regarding airport' 'not FAA approved!'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT FACILITIES COMPLAINT BY PVT PLT.

Narrative: RPTR STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE ARPT TO FLY INTO AS THERE IS A LOT OF TFC, IN THE AIR AS WELL AS ON THE GND. THE FACILITIES ARE LIMITED AND PARKING PLACES ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND OR OBTAIN. THIS IS EXACERBATED BY THE FACT THAT THE ARPT DOES NOT HAVE ANY TAXI STRIPS AND THERE IS ONLY 1 RWY SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE REGULAR PARKING AREA WITHOUT XING A PARALLEL DIRT ROAD THAT IS OFTEN OCCUPIED BY ILLEGAL ACFT, MAN OR MAN IN CAR WHO HAS A HOSTILE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ANYONE IN AN ACFT. RPTR DID NOT SPECIFY WHO 'MAN' WAS, COULD IT BE A 'HAPPY OWNER?' ARPT IS USER UNFRIENDLY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PROPER TIE DOWN CABLES. THERE IS NO FENCING AROUND FOR ARPT SECURITY, LETTING EVERYONE AND HIS DOG INTO AND ACROSS WHAT ARPT IS THERE. RPTR HAS SENT CARBON COPY TO DOT, JACKSONVILLE AND OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. NOTE THAT THE AFD GRAPHIC CONTAINS A NOTE REGARDING ARPT' 'NOT FAA APPROVED!'

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.