A DH8 PIC's report on an airport problem at eyw, fl.

Attributes
ACN	414324
Time
Date	199809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	414324
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At eyw airport runway exit stub taxiway east has ambiguous/unclr markings and it is creating safety problems. Originally, taxiway east had one hold short line (or clear of runway line). This was covered over with black paint, and a new yellow clear of runway stripe was painted, closer to taxiway a. (Incidentally, chart 13-1 of the taxiway depiction is not correct. The ramp is not directly connected to taxiway a, there is a median between it.) the original blackened over hold short line has yellow paint bleeding through it, and is being mistaken by GA aircraft (and even tower personnel) as the correct hold short line. As a result, aircraft are not properly clearing the runway, stopping too soon while trying to contact ground, and creating an obstruction hazard to departing aircraft. (Many aircraft are vacation visitors -- unfamiliar with the airport.) the old hold short line at taxiway east needs to be abraded away with a cement sander. Otherwise, this hazard will continue unabated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DH8 PIC'S RPT ON AN ARPT PROB AT EYW, FL.

Narrative: AT EYW ARPT RWY EXIT STUB TXWY E HAS AMBIGUOUS/UNCLR MARKINGS AND IT IS CREATING SAFETY PROBS. ORIGINALLY, TXWY E HAD ONE HOLD SHORT LINE (OR CLR OF RWY LINE). THIS WAS COVERED OVER WITH BLACK PAINT, AND A NEW YELLOW CLR OF RWY STRIPE WAS PAINTED, CLOSER TO TXWY A. (INCIDENTALLY, CHART 13-1 OF THE TXWY DEPICTION IS NOT CORRECT. THE RAMP IS NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO TXWY A, THERE IS A MEDIAN BTWN IT.) THE ORIGINAL BLACKENED OVER HOLD SHORT LINE HAS YELLOW PAINT BLEEDING THROUGH IT, AND IS BEING MISTAKEN BY GA ACFT (AND EVEN TWR PERSONNEL) AS THE CORRECT HOLD SHORT LINE. AS A RESULT, ACFT ARE NOT PROPERLY CLRING THE RWY, STOPPING TOO SOON WHILE TRYING TO CONTACT GND, AND CREATING AN OBSTRUCTION HAZARD TO DEPARTING ACFT. (MANY ACFT ARE VACATION VISITORS -- UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT.) THE OLD HOLD SHORT LINE AT TXWY E NEEDS TO BE ABRADED AWAY WITH A CEMENT SANDER. OTHERWISE, THIS HAZARD WILL CONTINUE UNABATED.

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.