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Complaint reference runway surface of rock breaking loose creating hazard to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 232303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dug |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| ASRS Report | 232303 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I recently flew to the bisbee-douglas international airport. On approach to runway 35/17 the surface condition looked excellent. On landing, I discovered loose rocks throughout the entire runway. I was informed that the runway had been resurfaced sometime in 1992. I performed a visual inspection of the runway and was shocked. The resurface material is 3/8 inch rock and is breaking loose causing an extremely hazardous FOD condition. I have never seen this type of material used on a runway surface before. I am very concerned for the safety of flcs and aircraft. Tires, propellers, engines and other components can be damaged by this condition causing loss of aircraft and air crews. I urge you to investigate this hazard so conditions can be improved and corrected. NOTAMS and flight information about conditions of runways 35/17 should be updated to reflect the current condition of the facility. Flcs are unaware of the runway condition because from the air the runway looks excellent. I recommend every effort be made to correct this hazardous condition. I appreciate your support and efforts in correcting this problem and increasing flight safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMPLAINT REF RWY SURFACE OF ROCK BREAKING LOOSE CREATING HAZARD TO ACFT.
Narrative: I RECENTLY FLEW TO THE BISBEE-DOUGLAS INTL ARPT. ON APCH TO RWY 35/17 THE SURFACE CONDITION LOOKED EXCELLENT. ON LNDG, I DISCOVERED LOOSE ROCKS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE RWY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RWY HAD BEEN RESURFACED SOMETIME IN 1992. I PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RWY AND WAS SHOCKED. THE RESURFACE MATERIAL IS 3/8 INCH ROCK AND IS BREAKING LOOSE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOD CONDITION. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL USED ON A RWY SURFACE BEFORE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF FLCS AND ACFT. TIRES, PROPS, ENGS AND OTHER COMPONENTS CAN BE DAMAGED BY THIS CONDITION CAUSING LOSS OF ACFT AND AIR CREWS. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS HAZARD SO CONDITIONS CAN BE IMPROVED AND CORRECTED. NOTAMS AND FLT INFO ABOUT CONDITIONS OF RWYS 35/17 SHOULD BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE FACILITY. FLCS ARE UNAWARE OF THE RWY CONDITION BECAUSE FROM THE AIR THE RWY LOOKS EXCELLENT. I RECOMMEND EVERY EFFORT BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS IN CORRECTING THIS PROB AND INCREASING FLT SAFETY.
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.