<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1443620, April 2017

Pilot reported turnaround markings may direct aircraft to taxi close to or over runway end lights on runway 7 at pkmj.

Attributes
ACN	1443620
Time
Date	201704
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	PKMJ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 1468
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Taking off on runway 7 in pkmj requires a back taxi on the runway. Nearing the turnaround point there is a yellow taxi line to indicate where to turn. Whereas normally an airport marking will indicate a safe area this one (if followed) will take you within a few feet of the red runway end lights. In the past I have noticed these lights bent or missing so it seems aircraft have tried to follow these markings with either nose or main gear making impact.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported turnaround markings may direct aircraft to taxi close to or over runway end lights on Runway 7 at PKMJ.

Narrative: Taking off on Runway 7 in PKMJ requires a back taxi on the runway. Nearing the turnaround point there is a yellow taxi line to indicate where to turn. Whereas normally an airport marking will indicate a safe area this one (if followed) will take you within a few feet of the red runway end lights. In the past I have noticed these lights bent or missing so it seems aircraft have tried to follow these markings with either nose or main gear making impact.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.