37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Attributes | |
ACN | 326360 |
Time | |
Date | 199601 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bvy |
State Reference | MA |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : ground |
Qualification | controller : non radar |
ASRS Report | 326360 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | oversight : supervisor |
Qualification | controller : radar |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | faa : investigated |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Situations | |
ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Ucr was filed on jul/mon/95. Got response from ATC manager on dec/xx/95. The taxiway is a heavily used taxiway. The trees and shrubs should be removed. Copies of documents are enclosed. The taxiway obscured is used to taxi aircraft to runways 9 and 34. Controllers cannot see aircraft or vehicles while they are on this part of the taxiway. 3 yrs ago the same situation occurred but airport manager cut down the trees and shrubs. This is a serious safety issue. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the area designated as not visible from the tower is taxiway B from taxiway a to taxiway D and taxiway D. Airport manager has been unresponsive about pruning the trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs are between taxiway B and taxiway F. Airport manager claims there are no funds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR VISIBILITY OF TXWYS OBSTRUCTED BY TREES AND SHRUBS.
Narrative: UCR WAS FILED ON JUL/MON/95. GOT RESPONSE FROM ATC MGR ON DEC/XX/95. THE TXWY IS A HEAVILY USED TXWY. THE TREES AND SHRUBS SHOULD BE REMOVED. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS ARE ENCLOSED. THE TXWY OBSCURED IS USED TO TAXI ACFT TO RWYS 9 AND 34. CTLRS CANNOT SEE ACFT OR VEHICLES WHILE THEY ARE ON THIS PART OF THE TXWY. 3 YRS AGO THE SAME SIT OCCURRED BUT ARPT MGR CUT DOWN THE TREES AND SHRUBS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE AREA DESIGNATED AS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TWR IS TXWY B FROM TXWY A TO TXWY D AND TXWY D. ARPT MGR HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE ABOUT PRUNING THE TREES AND SHRUBS. TREES AND SHRUBS ARE BTWN TXWY B AND TXWY F. ARPT MGR CLAIMS THERE ARE NO FUNDS.
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.