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Pilot of an small transport twin concerned about actual intent and meaning of red lights on edge of ramp area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 293860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ric |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 293860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
While taxiing from FBO at south end of field to FBO at mid field, just north of terminal, I was taxiing north on taxiway 'a.' ground informed me that the location of mid-field FBO would be my next left just past terminal and cleared me to ramp. As I turned off at 'delta' taxiway I noticed that this skirts the edge of the air carrier ramp. As I crossed onto FBO ramp I noticed some red terminating type lights on edge of ramp. Being unfamiliar with field I doublechked taxi chart and did not notice any hold short symbols or text. Nor were there any lighted signs indicating such. No comment was made by ground control as I assume this was the route they had planned for me. Hindsight dictates that I should have clarified instructions with ground. Also, if there is a hold short or no taxi area there, some additional signs or chart notations would be helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN CONCERNED ABOUT ACTUAL INTENT AND MEANING OF RED LIGHTS ON EDGE OF RAMP AREA.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FROM FBO AT S END OF FIELD TO FBO AT MID FIELD, JUST N OF TERMINAL, I WAS TAXIING N ON TXWY 'A.' GND INFORMED ME THAT THE LOCATION OF MID-FIELD FBO WOULD BE MY NEXT L JUST PAST TERMINAL AND CLRED ME TO RAMP. AS I TURNED OFF AT 'DELTA' TXWY I NOTICED THAT THIS SKIRTS THE EDGE OF THE ACR RAMP. AS I CROSSED ONTO FBO RAMP I NOTICED SOME RED TERMINATING TYPE LIGHTS ON EDGE OF RAMP. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH FIELD I DOUBLECHKED TAXI CHART AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY HOLD SHORT SYMBOLS OR TEXT. NOR WERE THERE ANY LIGHTED SIGNS INDICATING SUCH. NO COMMENT WAS MADE BY GND CTL AS I ASSUME THIS WAS THE RTE THEY HAD PLANNED FOR ME. HINDSIGHT DICTATES THAT I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED INSTRUCTIONS WITH GND. ALSO, IF THERE IS A HOLD SHORT OR NO TAXI AREA THERE, SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNS OR CHART NOTATIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL.
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.