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A pilot reports lack of fencing at kyu allowed a bike riding child to nearly collide with his propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746972 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : kyu.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 746972 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : person |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : kyu.airport |
Narrative:
I was taxiing in to the apron of kyu and I almost had a child ride his bicycle into my propellers. This is not the first time a young child has approached the aircraft without any adults around. This problem could be fixed very easily by simply adding a chain link fence and gate. This is true for all the airports I fly into including akv; anu; ary; air traffic area; and ctc. They've spent millions on the runways but not gate. Please suggest strongly to the airport authorities to fix this before someone is killed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PLT RPTS LACK OF FENCING AT KYU ALLOWED A BIKE RIDING CHILD TO NEARLY COLLIDE WITH HIS PROP.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING IN TO THE APRON OF KYU AND I ALMOST HAD A CHILD RIDE HIS BICYCLE INTO MY PROPS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A YOUNG CHILD HAS APCHED THE ACFT WITHOUT ANY ADULTS AROUND. THIS PROB COULD BE FIXED VERY EASILY BY SIMPLY ADDING A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND GATE. THIS IS TRUE FOR ALL THE ARPTS I FLY INTO INCLUDING AKV; ANU; ARY; ATA; AND CTC. THEY'VE SPENT MILLIONS ON THE RWYS BUT NOT GATE. PLEASE SUGGEST STRONGLY TO THE ARPT AUTHORITIES TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
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.