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This is a repeat report for cedar key (lewis) airport -- previous report from this source included pictures of conflicting airplane/automobile traffic on what pilots perceive as a taxiway which is in fact a county road parallel to runway. There is a job now bidding for light replacement and painting lines to attempt to keep aircraft off road. I don't think this will solve problem entirely -- besides which, an accident occurred 2 weeks ago in which an airplane bounced from runway, struck car on road, then ended up against a tree -- fortunately, no fire nor injuries to car occupants. However, this was avoidable if access road was repositioned at airport property edge which already has a gravel road in place. Because of political opposition, county refuses to consider this, but I think this is a major event waiting to happen. Fl, department of transportation representative told me they won't finance this because it can't be done within FAA constraints, which are impossible in this case because of geography. Airport engineer agreed with myself, and other pilots, that our solution is the obvious, that the county could go ahead and do it on their own -- but I repeat, political opposition has blocked it. Therefore, I take this method to perhaps apply more pressure from a different direction -- which I might add I have heard encouraging results from on other matters for which I thank and commend you.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROAD APPEARS TO BE PART OF TAXIWAY. CONFLICT ACFT WITH AUTOS.

Narrative: THIS IS A REPEAT RPT FOR CEDAR KEY (LEWIS) ARPT -- PREVIOUS RPT FROM THIS SOURCE INCLUDED PICTURES OF CONFLICTING AIRPLANE/AUTOMOBILE TFC ON WHAT PLTS PERCEIVE AS A TAXIWAY WHICH IS IN FACT A COUNTY ROAD PARALLEL TO RWY. THERE IS A JOB NOW BIDDING FOR LIGHT REPLACEMENT AND PAINTING LINES TO ATTEMPT TO KEEP ACFT OFF ROAD. I DON'T THINK THIS WILL SOLVE PROBLEM ENTIRELY -- BESIDES WHICH, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED 2 WKS AGO IN WHICH AN AIRPLANE BOUNCED FROM RWY, STRUCK CAR ON ROAD, THEN ENDED UP AGAINST A TREE -- FORTUNATELY, NO FIRE NOR INJURIES TO CAR OCCUPANTS. HOWEVER, THIS WAS AVOIDABLE IF ACCESS ROAD WAS REPOSITIONED AT ARPT PROPERTY EDGE WHICH ALREADY HAS A GRAVEL ROAD IN PLACE. BECAUSE OF POLITICAL OPPOSITION, COUNTY REFUSES TO CONSIDER THIS, BUT I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR EVENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. FL, DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THEY WON'T FINANCE THIS BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE DONE WITHIN FAA CONSTRAINTS, WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHY. ARPT ENGINEER AGREED WITH MYSELF, AND OTHER PLTS, THAT OUR SOLUTION IS THE OBVIOUS, THAT THE COUNTY COULD GO AHEAD AND DO IT ON THEIR OWN -- BUT I REPEAT, POLITICAL OPPOSITION HAS BLOCKED IT. THEREFORE, I TAKE THIS METHOD TO PERHAPS APPLY MORE PRESSURE FROM A DIFFERENT DIRECTION -- WHICH I MIGHT ADD I HAVE HEARD ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM ON OTHER MATTERS FOR WHICH I THANK AND COMMEND YOU.

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.