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Attributes | |
ACN | 787332 |
Time | |
Date | 200805 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 787332 |
Events | |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Situations | |
Airport | construction : sjc.airport lighting : sjc.airport markings : sjc.airport |
Narrative:
Taxi across runway 29 thence across closed and marked runway 30L to hold short of unmarked end of runway 30R. Conflicting construction markings at end of closed runway 30L and no clear instructions from tower. No accurate lighting at entrance to runways. Landing portion of runway 30R approximately 1/4 mi down runway of over 11000 ft. No traffic on approach. No issues except confusing and poorly marked abnormal construction markings and no accurate taxiway directions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT DETAILS MULTIPLE MARKING AND LIGHTING ISSUES AT SJC; CA.
Narrative: TAXI ACROSS RWY 29 THENCE ACROSS CLOSED AND MARKED RWY 30L TO HOLD SHORT OF UNMARKED END OF RWY 30R. CONFLICTING CONSTRUCTION MARKINGS AT END OF CLOSED RWY 30L AND NO CLR INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR. NO ACCURATE LIGHTING AT ENTRANCE TO RWYS. LNDG PORTION OF RWY 30R APPROX 1/4 MI DOWN RWY OF OVER 11000 FT. NO TFC ON APCH. NO ISSUES EXCEPT CONFUSING AND POORLY MARKED ABNORMAL CONSTRUCTION MARKINGS AND NO ACCURATE TXWY DIRECTIONS.
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.