Narrative:

We operate out of C65 based in a rented hangar facility located in a triangle of hangars sharing a common aircraft movement area. This area is only about 90 ft wide causing very precise maneuvering of our 46 ft wingspan aircraft to exit our hangar or enter. For some reason people are parking and operating personal automobiles in this area consistently. These vehicles drive in, down an active taxiway and enter the operation area uncontrolled and, more importantly, unannounced from a blind side to aircraft in the departure area. I returned from a short trip on this day to find six cars and one truck parked in the operation area completely blocking the hangar entrance. These vehicles have nothing to do with the daily operation of this airport. This is in direct opposition to AC no 150/5210-20 and creating a very serious safety problem. This can be corrected very simply by painting a 'no parking of vehicles in this area' marking on the paved ramp area. Vehicles have plenty of designated parking in the north and west side of city buildings and hangars. Access to hangars can be achieved by not driving in the operation side of the airport operation ramp and parking in the grass next to the personal hangars.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C501 PLT CONTENDS THAT PERSONAL VEHICLE OPERATION AND PARKING WITHIN THE ACFT MOVEMENT AREA NEAR HANGARS AT C65 PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD.

Narrative: WE OPERATE OUT OF C65 BASED IN A RENTED HANGAR FACILITY LOCATED IN A TRIANGLE OF HANGARS SHARING A COMMON ACFT MOVEMENT AREA. THIS AREA IS ONLY ABOUT 90 FT WIDE CAUSING VERY PRECISE MANEUVERING OF OUR 46 FT WINGSPAN ACFT TO EXIT OUR HANGAR OR ENTER. FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE ARE PARKING AND OPERATING PERSONAL AUTOMOBILES IN THIS AREA CONSISTENTLY. THESE VEHICLES DRIVE IN, DOWN AN ACTIVE TXWY AND ENTER THE OP AREA UNCONTROLLED AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, UNANNOUNCED FROM A BLIND SIDE TO ACFT IN THE DEP AREA. I RETURNED FROM A SHORT TRIP ON THIS DAY TO FIND SIX CARS AND ONE TRUCK PARKED IN THE OP AREA COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE HANGAR ENTRANCE. THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DAILY OP OF THIS ARPT. THIS IS IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO AC NO 150/5210-20 AND CREATING A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROB. THIS CAN BE CORRECTED VERY SIMPLY BY PAINTING A 'NO PARKING OF VEHICLES IN THIS AREA' MARKING ON THE PAVED RAMP AREA. VEHICLES HAVE PLENTY OF DESIGNATED PARKING IN THE N AND W SIDE OF CITY BUILDINGS AND HANGARS. ACCESS TO HANGARS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY NOT DRIVING IN THE OP SIDE OF THE ARPT OP RAMP AND PARKING IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE PERSONAL HANGARS.

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.