Narrative:

Daily runway incursions at btr. Due to the close proximity of runway 4R and taxiway east, both of which cross runway 13/31, there exists a constant problem with aircraft landing on runway 13 and exiting of runway 4R instead of taxiway east. This is due to several problems. The first problem, which is probably uncorrectable, is that the elevation of runway 4R is higher than taxiway east. This makes it difficult for a pilot to easily see the taxiway from ground lvl. The second problem, which could be corrected, is that the airport has painted a solid yellow stripe on each side of the white centerline strip of runway 4R, all the way to the edge of runway 13. Although this is intended to be a lead in line taxiway B onto runway 4R, it is much longer than it needs to be and it leads a pilot to believe that they are seeing the yellow centerline of a taxiway instead of a runway. Another possible solution would be to add white edge striping on runway 4R up to the intersection of runway 13. Runway 13, being an instrument runway has white edge markings, but runway 4R, being a small GA runway has none. A third possible solution would be the installation of a sign (next to the set of VASI's for runway 31) that would say 'no turns next intersection.' the most recent incursion was an SF34 landing runway 13 who was told to 'turn right at the second intersection...taxiway east and contact ground control.' the SF34 turned on runway 4R anyway and a C172 was on short final. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised that runway 4R is approximately 1 ft higher than taxiway east. The taxiway is not immediately visible as the pilot apches taxiway east on runway 13. The reporter believes his suggestions would reduce recurrent runway incursions of pilots turning right onto runway 4R instead of taxiway east.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CONCERNED WITH BTR TXWY DESIGN AND SIGNAGE, WHICH APPEARS TO CONTRIBUTE TO RWY INCURSIONS.

Narrative: DAILY RWY INCURSIONS AT BTR. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROX OF RWY 4R AND TXWY E, BOTH OF WHICH CROSS RWY 13/31, THERE EXISTS A CONSTANT PROB WITH ACFT LNDG ON RWY 13 AND EXITING OF RWY 4R INSTEAD OF TXWY E. THIS IS DUE TO SEVERAL PROBS. THE FIRST PROB, WHICH IS PROBABLY UNCORRECTABLE, IS THAT THE ELEVATION OF RWY 4R IS HIGHER THAN TXWY E. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR A PLT TO EASILY SEE THE TXWY FROM GND LVL. THE SECOND PROB, WHICH COULD BE CORRECTED, IS THAT THE ARPT HAS PAINTED A SOLID YELLOW STRIPE ON EACH SIDE OF THE WHITE CTRLINE STRIP OF RWY 4R, ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE OF RWY 13. ALTHOUGH THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A LEAD IN LINE TXWY B ONTO RWY 4R, IT IS MUCH LONGER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE AND IT LEADS A PLT TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE SEEING THE YELLOW CTRLINE OF A TXWY INSTEAD OF A RWY. ANOTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ADD WHITE EDGE STRIPING ON RWY 4R UP TO THE INTXN OF RWY 13. RWY 13, BEING AN INSTRUMENT RWY HAS WHITE EDGE MARKINGS, BUT RWY 4R, BEING A SMALL GA RWY HAS NONE. A THIRD POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE THE INSTALLATION OF A SIGN (NEXT TO THE SET OF VASI'S FOR RWY 31) THAT WOULD SAY 'NO TURNS NEXT INTXN.' THE MOST RECENT INCURSION WAS AN SF34 LNDG RWY 13 WHO WAS TOLD TO 'TURN R AT THE SECOND INTXN...TXWY E AND CONTACT GND CTL.' THE SF34 TURNED ON RWY 4R ANYWAY AND A C172 WAS ON SHORT FINAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ADVISED THAT RWY 4R IS APPROX 1 FT HIGHER THAN TXWY E. THE TXWY IS NOT IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE AS THE PLT APCHES TXWY E ON RWY 13. THE RPTR BELIEVES HIS SUGGESTIONS WOULD REDUCE RECURRENT RWY INCURSIONS OF PLTS TURNING R ONTO RWY 4R INSTEAD OF TXWY E.

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.