Narrative:

Where taxiway D and a intersect there is a lot of confusion. Many times, when an aircraft is instructed to taxi from the FBO to runway 20 they do not turn right onto taxiway D, being displaced approximately 150 to 200 ft farther back than the rest of the txwys. Many aircraft miss the hold short line and continue. On occasion, aircraft have crossed the runway. This is a dangerous situation. One of the problems, in my opinion, is the turn right sign for runway 20 is too far to the right. We have explained this to the airport authority and they claim they are meeting standards. A fix to this problem is to move the sign, add another sign, or paint on the ground a big runway 20 with an arrow pointing to the right. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated GA pilots get confused more than air carrier flcs but it is a problem for both. The runway hold sign is set back where it cannot be readily seen. Tower mgrs are pursuing the problem but airport management says they are in compliance with FAA standard airport markings and signage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CONFUSING ARPT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE COULD LEAD TO RWY INCURSION.

Narrative: WHERE TXWY D AND A INTERSECT THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION. MANY TIMES, WHEN AN ACFT IS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI FROM THE FBO TO RWY 20 THEY DO NOT TURN R ONTO TXWY D, BEING DISPLACED APPROX 150 TO 200 FT FARTHER BACK THAN THE REST OF THE TXWYS. MANY ACFT MISS THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND CONTINUE. ON OCCASION, ACFT HAVE CROSSED THE RWY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SIT. ONE OF THE PROBS, IN MY OPINION, IS THE TURN R SIGN FOR RWY 20 IS TOO FAR TO THE R. WE HAVE EXPLAINED THIS TO THE ARPT AUTHORITY AND THEY CLAIM THEY ARE MEETING STANDARDS. A FIX TO THIS PROB IS TO MOVE THE SIGN, ADD ANOTHER SIGN, OR PAINT ON THE GND A BIG RWY 20 WITH AN ARROW POINTING TO THE R. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED GA PLTS GET CONFUSED MORE THAN ACR FLCS BUT IT IS A PROB FOR BOTH. THE RWY HOLD SIGN IS SET BACK WHERE IT CANNOT BE READILY SEEN. TWR MGRS ARE PURSUING THE PROB BUT ARPT MGMNT SAYS THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAA STANDARD ARPT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE.

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.