Narrative:

The ASOS noted that the west taxiway was out of service. On left downwind for runway 32; the west taxiway lights were clearly illuminated. I don't know if there are any; but the east taxiway was dark. For noise abatement; I flew a very tight pattern turning final over the approach end of runway 32; landing long and coasting to a stop at the end of the runway. There were no barriers to prevent turning on to the lighted west taxiway. Several thousand ft down the taxiway; I almost ran into unlighted barriers that were located on the lighted taxiway. Recommendations for closed txwys: turn off its lights. If you mark it with barriers; make sure they are lighted at night! Use lighted barriers to prevent all access to the taxiway; unless there is an escape route. A representative of base engineering asked me to write this report. He had the same concerns but couldn't get anyone's attention to do something about it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C90 PLT ENCOUNTERED UNLIT BARRICADES DURING NIGHT TAXI ON A TXWY THAT WAS OUT OF SVC; BUT LIGHTED.

Narrative: THE ASOS NOTED THAT THE W TXWY WAS OUT OF SVC. ON L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 32; THE W TXWY LIGHTS WERE CLEARLY ILLUMINATED. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY; BUT THE E TXWY WAS DARK. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT; I FLEW A VERY TIGHT PATTERN TURNING FINAL OVER THE APCH END OF RWY 32; LNDG LONG AND COASTING TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO BARRIERS TO PREVENT TURNING ON TO THE LIGHTED W TXWY. SEVERAL THOUSAND FT DOWN THE TXWY; I ALMOST RAN INTO UNLIGHTED BARRIERS THAT WERE LOCATED ON THE LIGHTED TXWY. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLOSED TXWYS: TURN OFF ITS LIGHTS. IF YOU MARK IT WITH BARRIERS; MAKE SURE THEY ARE LIGHTED AT NIGHT! USE LIGHTED BARRIERS TO PREVENT ALL ACCESS TO THE TXWY; UNLESS THERE IS AN ESCAPE RTE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF BASE ENGINEERING ASKED ME TO WRITE THIS RPT. HE HAD THE SAME CONCERNS BUT COULDN'T GET ANYONE'S ATTENTION TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.