Hiller uh-12 private pt practicing lndgs, noticed a 2 inch high steel rebar sticking up from the cen...

Attributes
ACN	545899
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oar.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Hiller Helicopter, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	545899
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

At oar, marina municipal (marina california) there is a ground obstacle located in the center of the compass rose at the end of the taxiway. A piece of rebar about 2 inches in height is sticking up from the ground. This could cause a roll-over accident or damage to the aircraft during helicopter operations. The obstacle was first noticed during helicopter hover and landing practice. Note: airport maintenance personnel have been informed of this safety hazard. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the rebar has been removed since he sent in his report. He further stated that the compass rose area was at the far end of the taxiway which is seldom used by fixed wing aircraft since the prevailing wind favors the other end of the runway. He also said that the rebar would not probably cause damage to an aircraft tire if rolled over since it was comparatively large in diameter. However, the problem to helicopter is the possibility of creating a diametric roll by the helicopter skidding sideways against the rebar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HILLER UH-12 PVT PT PRACTICING LNDGS, NOTICED A 2 INCH HIGH STEEL REBAR STICKING UP FROM THE CTR OF THE COMPASS ROSE AT THE END OF THE OAR UNCONTROLLED ARPT TXWY. BELIEVES THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

Narrative: AT OAR, MARINA MUNICIPAL (MARINA CALIFORNIA) THERE IS A GND OBSTACLE LOCATED IN THE CTR OF THE COMPASS ROSE AT THE END OF THE TXWY. A PIECE OF REBAR ABOUT 2 INCHES IN HEIGHT IS STICKING UP FROM THE GND. THIS COULD CAUSE A ROLL-OVER ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT DURING HELICOPTER OPS. THE OBSTACLE WAS FIRST NOTICED DURING HELICOPTER HOVER AND LNDG PRACTICE. NOTE: ARPT MAINT PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE REBAR HAS BEEN REMOVED SINCE HE SENT IN HIS RPT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE COMPASS ROSE AREA WAS AT THE FAR END OF THE TXWY WHICH IS SELDOM USED BY FIXED WING ACFT SINCE THE PREVAILING WIND FAVORS THE OTHER END OF THE RWY. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE REBAR WOULD NOT PROBABLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO AN ACFT TIRE IF ROLLED OVER SINCE IT WAS COMPARATIVELY LARGE IN DIAMETER. HOWEVER, THE PROB TO HELICOPTER IS THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A DIAMETRIC ROLL BY THE HELICOPTER SKIDDING SIDEWAYS AGAINST THE REBAR.

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.

Hiller uh-12 private pt practicing lndgs, noticed a 2 inch high steel rebar sticking up from the center of the compass rose at the end of the oar uncontrolled airport taxiway. Believes that it is a safety hazard.