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Reporter states the taxiway leading to the runway at the top airport is unclearly marked and confusing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : top.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 41 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 482994 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | groundskeeping : top.airport markings : top.airport procedure or policy : top.airport signage : top.airport |
Narrative:
Problem in taxi from FBO to runway 18 for takeoff. Taxiway from terminals leads directly to runway without clearly identifiable markings indicating you are entering the runway environment and not a parallel taxiway. Taxiway that should be used appears to be a parking area further adding to the confusion. Suggest that adding signs indicating taxiway directions and runway environment would reduce confusion and improve safety. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he may have crossed the runway hold lines before the tower ground controller instructed him to stop and asked if he was unfamiliar with the airport. He said he was and made a 180 degree turn and got back on the taxiway he said he did not think any of the txwys have signage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR STATES THE TXWY LEADING TO THE RWY AT THE TOP ARPT IS UNCLRLY MARKED AND CONFUSING.
Narrative: PROB IN TAXI FROM FBO TO RWY 18 FOR TKOF. TXWY FROM TERMINALS LEADS DIRECTLY TO RWY WITHOUT CLRLY IDENTIFIABLE MARKINGS INDICATING YOU ARE ENTERING THE RWY ENVIRONMENT AND NOT A PARALLEL TXWY. TXWY THAT SHOULD BE USED APPEARS TO BE A PARKING AREA FURTHER ADDING TO THE CONFUSION. SUGGEST THAT ADDING SIGNS INDICATING TXWY DIRECTIONS AND RWY ENVIRONMENT WOULD REDUCE CONFUSION AND IMPROVE SAFETY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE MAY HAVE CROSSED THE RWY HOLD LINES BEFORE THE TWR GND CTLR INSTRUCTED HIM TO STOP AND ASKED IF HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. HE SAID HE WAS AND MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND GOT BACK ON THE TXWY HE SAID HE DID NOT THINK ANY OF THE TXWYS HAVE SIGNAGE.
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.