Uncontrolled vehicles in airport operations area.

Attributes
ACN	278659
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2i4
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ilg
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	278659
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I arrived at my office, surprised to find hot rods on the tarmac, ramp and aircraft operation area. Walked to another hangar, had to dodge a hot rod operating at high speed in reverse across 1 taxiway then down a taxi lane between hangars. I didn't think this was very safe. The airport manager approves the use of the airport for public events that have no meaning to aviation--industry dangerous conflicts between airport users and non-aviation lay persons. I also observed rides being sold from the main terminal ramp. Passenger planing and deplaning were subject to rotor blades on a helicopter run- up at the time aircraft arrived and departed. I also observed passenger after deplaning dodging hot rods driving on the airport operating area. Replace the current airport's manager with a person that understands the FARS, aim, and utilization of aircraft operations areas. Safety first! Having avoided a second conflict with a hot rod, I took refuge in my office and wrote this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNCTLED VEHICLES IN ARPT OPS AREA.

Narrative: I ARRIVED AT MY OFFICE, SURPRISED TO FIND HOT RODS ON THE TARMAC, RAMP AND ACFT OP AREA. WALKED TO ANOTHER HANGAR, HAD TO DODGE A HOT ROD OPERATING AT HIGH SPD IN REVERSE ACROSS 1 TXWY THEN DOWN A TAXI LANE BTWN HANGARS. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS VERY SAFE. THE ARPT MGR APPROVES THE USE OF THE ARPT FOR PUBLIC EVENTS THAT HAVE NO MEANING TO AVIATION--INDUSTRY DANGEROUS CONFLICTS BTWN ARPT USERS AND NON-AVIATION LAY PERSONS. I ALSO OBSERVED RIDES BEING SOLD FROM THE MAIN TERMINAL RAMP. PAX PLANING AND DEPLANING WERE SUBJECT TO ROTOR BLADES ON A HELI RUN- UP AT THE TIME ACFT ARRIVED AND DEPARTED. I ALSO OBSERVED PAX AFTER DEPLANING DODGING HOT RODS DRIVING ON THE ARPT OPERATING AREA. REPLACE THE CURRENT ARPT'S MGR WITH A PERSON THAT UNDERSTANDS THE FARS, AIM, AND UTILIZATION OF ACFT OPS AREAS. SAFETY FIRST! HAVING AVOIDED A SECOND CONFLICT WITH A HOT ROD, I TOOK REFUGE IN MY OFFICE AND WROTE THIS RPT.

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.