<< >> NASA ASRS Report 474643, June 2000

Pilot of a mooney M20R, concerned about an airship on taxiway for launching with only cones that designating the taxiway was closed.

Attributes
ACN	474643
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfm.airport
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : on taxiway
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Taxied past a single parking lot cone onto a taxiway (questionably) closed for launch of an airship. Never came close to the hood blimp or its crew. (I wonder if they actually asked the airways facilities manager to close the taxiway.) I'm not super-familiar with the field, which was quite busy with brunch traffic, this didn't help. I suggest that a NOTAM indicating taxiway closure, a real effort to mark the taxiway, and a crew man and/or airship pilot with a radio tuned to the unicom frequency might have helped. Since I'm sure these guys travel all over the place, it might be nice to track them down and ask them to either keep out of the way or work harder to keep other people out of their way. Before something bad happens.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A MOONEY M20R, CONCERNED ABOUT AN AIRSHIP ON TXWY FOR LAUNCHING WITH ONLY CONES THAT DESIGNATING THE TXWY WAS CLOSED.

Narrative: TAXIED PAST A SINGLE PARKING LOT CONE ONTO A TXWY (QUESTIONABLY) CLOSED FOR LAUNCH OF AN AIRSHIP. NEVER CAME CLOSE TO THE HOOD BLIMP OR ITS CREW. (I WONDER IF THEY ACTUALLY ASKED THE AIRWAYS FACILITIES MGR TO CLOSE THE TXWY.) I'M NOT SUPER-FAMILIAR WITH THE FIELD, WHICH WAS QUITE BUSY WITH BRUNCH TFC, THIS DIDN'T HELP. I SUGGEST THAT A NOTAM INDICATING TXWY CLOSURE, A REAL EFFORT TO MARK THE TXWY, AND A CREW MAN AND/OR AIRSHIP PLT WITH A RADIO TUNED TO THE UNICOM FREQ MIGHT HAVE HELPED. SINCE I'M SURE THESE GUYS TRAVEL ALL OVER THE PLACE, IT MIGHT BE NICE TO TRACK THEM DOWN AND ASK THEM TO EITHER KEEP OUT OF THE WAY OR WORK HARDER TO KEEP OTHER PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR WAY. BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.

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.