Pilot reported that piled and unplowed snow on the sisseton; sd (8d3) runway and taxiways made opera...

Attributes
ACN	1077799
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	8D3.Airport
State Reference	SD
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Many hazards at the sisseton; sd airport that need to be corrected: first; snow removal was done poorly. Large drifts up against the runway and on the runway itself. Second; snow piled on taxiways. Taxi lines lead directly into large snow banks. Third; snow piled on east side of the runway directly across crime the taxiway. Fourth; windsock is torn and mostly useless. Fifth; snow that is knee to waist deep [was] on the runway itself ([runway] 34 approximately halfway down on the west side; 4-6 ft of the runway width. Sixth; taxiway and runway lights covered with snow. Lastly; inaccurate field condition NOTAMS still reported from 3 weeks ago. While there has been a lot of snow in the local area; the runway needs to be cleared better or just closed. It was hairy landing during a clear sunny day. It would be dangerous at night or anytime with reduced visibility.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported that piled and unplowed snow on the Sisseton; SD (8D3) runway and taxiways made operations hazardous and the field condition NOTAM was three weeks old.

Narrative: Many hazards at the Sisseton; SD airport that need to be corrected: First; snow removal was done poorly. Large drifts up against the runway and on the runway itself. Second; snow piled on taxiways. Taxi lines lead directly into large snow banks. Third; snow piled on east side of the runway directly across crime the taxiway. Fourth; windsock is torn and mostly useless. Fifth; snow that is knee to waist deep [was] on the runway itself ([Runway] 34 approximately halfway down on the west side; 4-6 FT of the runway width. Sixth; taxiway and runway lights covered with snow. Lastly; inaccurate field condition NOTAMS still reported from 3 weeks ago. While there has been a lot of snow in the local area; the runway needs to be cleared better or just closed. It was hairy landing during a clear sunny day. It would be dangerous at night or anytime with reduced visibility.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Pilot reported that piled and unplowed snow on the sisseton; sd (8d3) runway and taxiways made operations hazardous and the field condition NOTAM was three weeks old.