C172 pilot looking for VOR ground chkpoint. AFD lists wrong taxiway identify for the location.

Attributes
ACN	336772
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	336772
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

The airport facility directory places the VOR ground check at taxiway F, gso R-035 at 3.6. The taxiway has been named M3 for over 18 months. The controller requested that I report the problem as apparently many pilots have wasted time searching for it. Cause: either none of several pilots have reported it to the FAA or it got lost in the system. It was reported by myself. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he was taxiing in and asked tower for direction to the VOR chkpoint. Controller could not remember at first and looked in the AFD while asking another controller. Controller noticed the error of taxiway identify and said 'that's why everyone is having trouble finding it.' tower then directed him to the chkpoint. Tower implied that the error had been reported earlier but nothing was done. The 800 number reporter used is in the front of the AFD. Analyst also gave reporter the hotline number for reference.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT LOOKING FOR VOR GND CHKPOINT. AFD LISTS WRONG TXWY IDENT FOR THE LOCATION.

Narrative: THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY PLACES THE VOR GND CHK AT TXWY F, GSO R-035 AT 3.6. THE TXWY HAS BEEN NAMED M3 FOR OVER 18 MONTHS. THE CTLR REQUESTED THAT I RPT THE PROB AS APPARENTLY MANY PLTS HAVE WASTED TIME SEARCHING FOR IT. CAUSE: EITHER NONE OF SEVERAL PLTS HAVE RPTED IT TO THE FAA OR IT GOT LOST IN THE SYS. IT WAS RPTED BY MYSELF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE WAS TAXIING IN AND ASKED TWR FOR DIRECTION TO THE VOR CHKPOINT. CTLR COULD NOT REMEMBER AT FIRST AND LOOKED IN THE AFD WHILE ASKING ANOTHER CTLR. CTLR NOTICED THE ERROR OF TXWY IDENT AND SAID 'THAT'S WHY EVERYONE IS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING IT.' TWR THEN DIRECTED HIM TO THE CHKPOINT. TWR IMPLIED THAT THE ERROR HAD BEEN RPTED EARLIER BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. THE 800 NUMBER RPTR USED IS IN THE FRONT OF THE AFD. ANALYST ALSO GAVE RPTR THE HOTLINE NUMBER FOR REF.

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.