Narrative:

I was landing at gle at about XA00 jan/xa/04. The AWOS and NOTAMS indicated a displaced threshold of 1000 ft for runway 17. There were wooden barricades (about 4 ft high) with chevron markers indicating the area where workers were doing runway maintenance. On landing, there were several workers standing about 20 ft to each side of the centerline, but remained standing on the usable part of the runway. I extended my flare over them. I believe they should be clear of the active part of the runway, or the barricaded area should have been extended to include the runway areas where they were working. I believe their lives were in danger. They were standing at the 'new' threshold marking, which was about 100 ft past the barricades. On departure, I was back-taxiing to reach the beginning of the runway, so as to use all the available runway. Once again, I passed the workers, milling around on the runway, towards the barricades. After passing them, I noticed they had been painting a new threshold line (on the active part of the runway). One of the workers who was on the local CTAF yelled at me to turn around and clear the area. I complied and departed. Summary: the problem/danger I see here is that, while they are working on the new markings, they are not protected in any way. Procedurally, it may make more sense to include the area they were marking within the barricaded area. Once the lines are marked, the barricades could be moved further back to only include the area being resurfaced. The partial markings were not sufficient to protect them. On landing, the workers on the runway were past the newly painted 'wip' area -- presenting a danger to themselves and pilots. Perhaps some training in avoiding landing planes would be appropriate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE RWY MARKINGS WERE UNDER REPAIR AT GLE, PLT OF SMA RPTS THAT MAINT WORKERS WERE NOT RESTRICTING THEIR ACTIVITIES TO THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AS MARKED.

Narrative: I WAS LNDG AT GLE AT ABOUT XA00 JAN/XA/04. THE AWOS AND NOTAMS INDICATED A DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF 1000 FT FOR RWY 17. THERE WERE WOODEN BARRICADES (ABOUT 4 FT HIGH) WITH CHEVRON MARKERS INDICATING THE AREA WHERE WORKERS WERE DOING RWY MAINT. ON LNDG, THERE WERE SEVERAL WORKERS STANDING ABOUT 20 FT TO EACH SIDE OF THE CTRLINE, BUT REMAINED STANDING ON THE USABLE PART OF THE RWY. I EXTENDED MY FLARE OVER THEM. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE CLR OF THE ACTIVE PART OF THE RWY, OR THE BARRICADED AREA SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE RWY AREAS WHERE THEY WERE WORKING. I BELIEVE THEIR LIVES WERE IN DANGER. THEY WERE STANDING AT THE 'NEW' THRESHOLD MARKING, WHICH WAS ABOUT 100 FT PAST THE BARRICADES. ON DEP, I WAS BACK-TAXIING TO REACH THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY, SO AS TO USE ALL THE AVAILABLE RWY. ONCE AGAIN, I PASSED THE WORKERS, MILLING AROUND ON THE RWY, TOWARDS THE BARRICADES. AFTER PASSING THEM, I NOTICED THEY HAD BEEN PAINTING A NEW THRESHOLD LINE (ON THE ACTIVE PART OF THE RWY). ONE OF THE WORKERS WHO WAS ON THE LCL CTAF YELLED AT ME TO TURN AROUND AND CLR THE AREA. I COMPLIED AND DEPARTED. SUMMARY: THE PROB/DANGER I SEE HERE IS THAT, WHILE THEY ARE WORKING ON THE NEW MARKINGS, THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED IN ANY WAY. PROCEDURALLY, IT MAY MAKE MORE SENSE TO INCLUDE THE AREA THEY WERE MARKING WITHIN THE BARRICADED AREA. ONCE THE LINES ARE MARKED, THE BARRICADES COULD BE MOVED FURTHER BACK TO ONLY INCLUDE THE AREA BEING RESURFACED. THE PARTIAL MARKINGS WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT THEM. ON LNDG, THE WORKERS ON THE RWY WERE PAST THE NEWLY PAINTED 'WIP' AREA -- PRESENTING A DANGER TO THEMSELVES AND PLTS. PERHAPS SOME TRAINING IN AVOIDING LNDG PLANES WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

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.