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New alignment of taxiway C at orf not indicated on NOAA chart resulting in pilot confusion and near runway encursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 165742 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 165742 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Within the last 2 yrs, the main terminal ramp has been reconstructed eliminating some grass area's that used to exist between the terminal ramp and the parallel taxiway. Since the construction has been completed the airport diagram located in the FLIP charts has never been updated which has caused numerous (2-3 in one evening) near runway incursions. Some aircraft have actually entered the runway but by some stroke of luck no conflict to date. We have been told, the change is being made in the 2/91 revisions of the charts but one more day is too long. There is nothing that denotes the end of the ramp and the taxiway. No in ground lighting, no painted markings just a sign on the far side of taxiway C along with blue lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NEW ALIGNMENT OF TXWY C AT ORF NOT INDICATED ON NOAA CHART RESULTING IN PLT CONFUSION AND NEAR RWY ENCURSION.
Narrative: WITHIN THE LAST 2 YRS, THE MAIN TERMINAL RAMP HAS BEEN RECONSTRUCTED ELIMINATING SOME GRASS AREA'S THAT USED TO EXIST BTWN THE TERMINAL RAMP AND THE PARALLEL TXWY. SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED THE ARPT DIAGRAM LOCATED IN THE FLIP CHARTS HAS NEVER BEEN UPDATED WHICH HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS (2-3 IN ONE EVENING) NEAR RWY INCURSIONS. SOME ACFT HAVE ACTUALLY ENTERED THE RWY BUT BY SOME STROKE OF LUCK NO CONFLICT TO DATE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, THE CHANGE IS BEING MADE IN THE 2/91 REVISIONS OF THE CHARTS BUT ONE MORE DAY IS TOO LONG. THERE IS NOTHING THAT DENOTES THE END OF THE RAMP AND THE TXWY. NO IN GND LIGHTING, NO PAINTED MARKINGS JUST A SIGN ON THE FAR SIDE OF TXWY C ALONG WITH BLUE LIGHTS.
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.