Narrative:

Airport directory indicates r-hand traffic pattern for runway 05. Absence of airport markings indicates standard l-hand pattern. Traffic uses both left and right hand patterns, creating collision hazard. City authorities (airport manager) are unresponsive. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there is no airport manager. Things are managed by the city council, none of whom are pilots and who have little interest in the airport or its problems. Reporter called city clerk who was most polite and said she would bring it before the council. When reporter followed up 3 months later he was told they just don't seem to be interested. Reporter feels there was a noise complaint some yrs back and an aware citizen suggested a traffic pattern change. This was done and noted in airport facility directory but no ground markings were ever installed. So there is a conflict with aim procedures and the airport facility directory information. Reporter wrote an in-depth letter to the city attorney regarding proper markings but has heard nothing back and he seems too busy to return phone calls. Reporter suggests if we do any follow up to direct letters to the mayor's office and the city attorney.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT COMPLAINT REGARDING LACK OF ARPT PATTERN MARKINGS AT ARPT.

Narrative: ARPT DIRECTORY INDICATES R-HAND TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 05. ABSENCE OF ARPT MARKINGS INDICATES STANDARD L-HAND PATTERN. TFC USES BOTH L AND R HAND PATTERNS, CREATING COLLISION HAZARD. CITY AUTHORITIES (ARPT MGR) ARE UNRESPONSIVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE IS NO ARPT MGR. THINGS ARE MANAGED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, NONE OF WHOM ARE PLTS AND WHO HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN THE ARPT OR ITS PROBS. RPTR CALLED CITY CLERK WHO WAS MOST POLITE AND SAID SHE WOULD BRING IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. WHEN RPTR FOLLOWED UP 3 MONTHS LATER HE WAS TOLD THEY JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE INTERESTED. RPTR FEELS THERE WAS A NOISE COMPLAINT SOME YRS BACK AND AN AWARE CITIZEN SUGGESTED A TFC PATTERN CHANGE. THIS WAS DONE AND NOTED IN ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY BUT NO GND MARKINGS WERE EVER INSTALLED. SO THERE IS A CONFLICT WITH AIM PROCS AND THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY INFO. RPTR WROTE AN IN-DEPTH LETTER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING PROPER MARKINGS BUT HAS HEARD NOTHING BACK AND HE SEEMS TOO BUSY TO RETURN PHONE CALLS. RPTR SUGGESTS IF WE DO ANY FOLLOW UP TO DIRECT LETTERS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.

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.