Narrative:

We all know how dangerous ground operations can be at busy tower controled airports (lgb!). I've noticed that upon landing, rollout and leaving the runway, I consistently miss the intersection sign. My focus is on aircraft control. I'm very careful to stop past the hold short lines and then contact ground. The problem is I look over my shoulder or out the side windows to see the back side of the illuminated signs which are blank! I feel obligated to tell ground my exact position. However, the back side of these is blank, as I mentioned. I know I should note the intersection as I exit the runway, but I don't. I think it would be better if both sides of these signs had the markings. Maybe I'm crazy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT RECOMMENDS THAT THE RWY TXWY INTXN SIGNS BE MARKED ON THE BACK SIDE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE READ AFTER LEAVING THE RWY TO INFORM THE TWR CTLR OF ACFT LOCATION.

Narrative: WE ALL KNOW HOW DANGEROUS GND OPS CAN BE AT BUSY TWR CTLED ARPTS (LGB!). I'VE NOTICED THAT UPON LNDG, ROLLOUT AND LEAVING THE RWY, I CONSISTENTLY MISS THE INTXN SIGN. MY FOCUS IS ON ACFT CTL. I'M VERY CAREFUL TO STOP PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINES AND THEN CONTACT GND. THE PROB IS I LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER OR OUT THE SIDE WINDOWS TO SEE THE BACK SIDE OF THE ILLUMINATED SIGNS WHICH ARE BLANK! I FEEL OBLIGATED TO TELL GND MY EXACT POS. HOWEVER, THE BACK SIDE OF THESE IS BLANK, AS I MENTIONED. I KNOW I SHOULD NOTE THE INTXN AS I EXIT THE RWY, BUT I DON'T. I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER IF BOTH SIDES OF THESE SIGNS HAD THE MARKINGS. MAYBE I'M CRAZY.

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.