Pilot reports that taxiway F at mke appears to be a runway from the air and is parallel to runway 7R...

Attributes
ACN	151491
Time
Date	199007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	151491
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I've enclosed an airport diagram of mke. You will notice that taxiway foxtrot looks like a runway from the air. It even looks more parallel to runway 7R than does runway 7L. It would be easy to confuse taxiway F for runway 7L as I have before. This could be a dangerous situation. I have spoken informally to one of the tower controllers who told me that he too was concerned but nothing was being done. Furthermore, runway 7L is hard to see from the air. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter wanted callback. Stated that taxiway F used to be a runway and shows up as a runway from a distance. He believes a pilot could make a mistake and land on the taxiway instead of the runway. Reporter thinks there should be 'X's' at the end to prevent this possible problem. Reporter did not have an incident, but wants to identify it as a possible problem. Reporter's information conversation with the tower occurred with ground control while taxiing in after landing. Reporter is a stranger to the airport and flies part 135.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT REPORTS THAT TXWY F AT MKE APPEARS TO BE A RWY FROM THE AIR AND IS PARALLEL TO RWY 7R.

Narrative: I'VE ENCLOSED AN ARPT DIAGRAM OF MKE. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT TXWY FOXTROT LOOKS LIKE A RWY FROM THE AIR. IT EVEN LOOKS MORE PARALLEL TO RWY 7R THAN DOES RWY 7L. IT WOULD BE EASY TO CONFUSE TXWY F FOR RWY 7L AS I HAVE BEFORE. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE SPOKEN INFORMALLY TO ONE OF THE TWR CTLRS WHO TOLD ME THAT HE TOO WAS CONCERNED BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. FURTHERMORE, RWY 7L IS HARD TO SEE FROM THE AIR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR WANTED CALLBACK. STATED THAT TXWY F USED TO BE A RWY AND SHOWS UP AS A RWY FROM A DISTANCE. HE BELIEVES A PLT COULD MAKE A MISTAKE AND LAND ON THE TXWY INSTEAD OF THE RWY. RPTR THINKS THERE SHOULD BE 'X'S' AT THE END TO PREVENT THIS POSSIBLE PROB. RPTR DID NOT HAVE AN INCIDENT, BUT WANTS TO IDENT IT AS A POSSIBLE PROB. RPTR'S INFORMATION CONVERSATION WITH THE TWR OCCURRED WITH GND CTL WHILE TAXIING IN AFTER LNDG. RPTR IS A STRANGER TO THE ARPT AND FLIES PART 135.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.