Hold short markings at spg, fl reported in need of maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	487422
Time
Date	200010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : spg.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : spg.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	487422
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	markings : spg.airport

Narrative:

Hold short lines on pavement south side of runway 06 at spg are so poorly maintained that they are not clearly visible, especially when taxiing into the sun could cause a runway incursion. Repaint the hold short lines. Callback converstaion with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that this is a city owned and maintained airport. Repairs and painting have been made in other areas of the airport but the hold short lines on the south side of runway 6 has not been done for some time and they are becoming difficult to see.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOLD SHORT MARKINGS AT SPG, FL RPTED IN NEED OF MAINT.

Narrative: HOLD SHORT LINES ON PAVEMENT SOUTH SIDE OF RWY 06 AT SPG ARE SO POORLY MAINTAINED THAT THEY ARE NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TAXIING INTO THE SUN COULD CAUSE A RWY INCURSION. REPAINT THE HOLD SHORT LINES. CALLBACK CONVERSTAION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THIS IS A CITY OWNED AND MAINTAINED ARPT. REPAIRS AND PAINTING HAVE BEEN MADE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE ARPT BUT THE HOLD SHORT LINES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RWY 6 HAS NOT BEEN DONE FOR SOME TIME AND THEY ARE BECOMING DIFFICULT TO SEE.

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.