Reporter advises unsafe ramp congestion situation exists at bfl.

Attributes
ACN	576990
Time
Date	200303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfl.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bfl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	576990
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

In a non movement area, located at the southeast hangars, facing southeast, there is a tiedown cable (2 cables). There is an aircraft tied down and it hinders the egress of the full-size certified aircraft in the adjacent hangars. When pulling aircraft from the hangar, the clearance isn't great enough to avoid wingtips without a forward and backwards movement (risking, rudder damage in hangar). Safety suggestion is to repos tiedown cables 10 ft farther back, away from the hangar doors. There is plenty of unused area available.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ADVISES UNSAFE RAMP CONGESTION SIT EXISTS AT BFL.

Narrative: IN A NON MOVEMENT AREA, LOCATED AT THE SE HANGARS, FACING SE, THERE IS A TIEDOWN CABLE (2 CABLES). THERE IS AN ACFT TIED DOWN AND IT HINDERS THE EGRESS OF THE FULL-SIZE CERTIFIED ACFT IN THE ADJACENT HANGARS. WHEN PULLING ACFT FROM THE HANGAR, THE CLRNC ISN'T GREAT ENOUGH TO AVOID WINGTIPS WITHOUT A FORWARD AND BACKWARDS MOVEMENT (RISKING, RUDDER DAMAGE IN HANGAR). SAFETY SUGGESTION IS TO REPOS TIEDOWN CABLES 10 FT FARTHER BACK, AWAY FROM THE HANGAR DOORS. THERE IS PLENTY OF UNUSED AREA AVAILABLE.

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.