Air carrier aircraft unable to park at gate due to traffic cones left in parking safety zone.

Attributes
ACN	782631
Time
Date	200804
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	782631
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Parking delayed at gate due to 8 orange cones and stanchions bunched together in the obstacle free zone. They were not being used for anything.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ACFT UNABLE TO PARK AT GATE DUE TO TRAFFIC CONES LEFT IN PARKING SAFETY ZONE.

Narrative: PARKING DELAYED AT GATE DUE TO 8 ORANGE CONES AND STANCHIONS BUNCHED TOGETHER IN THE OBSTACLE FREE ZONE. THEY WERE NOT BEING USED FOR ANYTHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.