Narrative:

An FBO located at rochester (roc) has developed a practice of blocking an access road thereby denying a second FBO access to hangar space and tie down areas managed by the second FBO. The blocking of the access road forces the second FBO to transit other access roads in order to go around the blocked access road. The safety problem is that blocking an access road 1) could create a response problem for emergency personnel due to fire, medical emergencys, or other events. 2) forces vehicle traffic to use access roads less direct and that are proximate to taxiway frequently used by GA. Use of the alternate access roads could be hazardous as confusion could cause unintended incursions on the taxiway by vehicular traffic in low visibility conditions or at night. It seems constructive step to improve overall airport safety for FBO to understand that their rights, whatever they may be as an FBO, do not include impeding ground traffic, whether or not from a competitor FBO, on a public use airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT ACCESS ROAD BLOCKED.

Narrative: AN FBO LOCATED AT ROCHESTER (ROC) HAS DEVELOPED A PRACTICE OF BLOCKING AN ACCESS ROAD THEREBY DENYING A SECOND FBO ACCESS TO HANGAR SPACE AND TIE DOWN AREAS MANAGED BY THE SECOND FBO. THE BLOCKING OF THE ACCESS ROAD FORCES THE SECOND FBO TO TRANSIT OTHER ACCESS ROADS IN ORDER TO GO AROUND THE BLOCKED ACCESS ROAD. THE SAFETY PROB IS THAT BLOCKING AN ACCESS ROAD 1) COULD CREATE A RESPONSE PROB FOR EMER PERSONNEL DUE TO FIRE, MEDICAL EMERS, OR OTHER EVENTS. 2) FORCES VEHICLE TFC TO USE ACCESS ROADS LESS DIRECT AND THAT ARE PROXIMATE TO TXWY FREQUENTLY USED BY GA. USE OF THE ALTERNATE ACCESS ROADS COULD BE HAZARDOUS AS CONFUSION COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED INCURSIONS ON THE TXWY BY VEHICULAR TFC IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS OR AT NIGHT. IT SEEMS CONSTRUCTIVE STEP TO IMPROVE OVERALL ARPT SAFETY FOR FBO TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR RIGHTS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE AS AN FBO, DO NOT INCLUDE IMPEDING GND TFC, WHETHER OR NOT FROM A COMPETITOR FBO, ON A PUBLIC USE ARPT.

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.