Narrative:

I would like to take this opportunity to communicate some problem areas that concern some operations at space coast regional airport (tix), florida. Local airport authorities who operate under FAA 141 certificate should be mandated to ensure all proper taxiway/runway markings are in place, highly visible and conforming to FAA guidelines. Authorities should keep markings and signage at or above stds. In particular, the airport authority at titusville appear to have ignored the following problem areas. A) ILS critical area: no existing boundary markings on the taxiway. B) hold lines: used primarily as runway 'hold short' and or runway 'clear' markings. These faded and deteriorating and often confusing surface markings represent a severe deficiency of compatibility within the national runway marking 'system.' C) tower light gun: the light gun based at the titusville airport cannot be readily seen from a distance at field level or airborne within close proximity to the airport. D) lack of an ATIS: space coast regional airport [is] without an ATIS, AWOS, or ASOS. I specifically request that the ASRS immediately report these hazards as an alert message to the FAA. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that this airport is run by a county airport commission appointed by the county commissioners. There are no ATIS, AWOS or ASOS installed. Surface markings are faded and not up to current stds. The airport has 125,000 operations a year, and with the arrival of a new helicopter flight school, expects that number to double. It is used on a regular basis by major training companies.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CLAIMS THAT SPACE COAST REGIONAL ARPT HAS MARKING AND SIGNAGE DEFICIENCIES.

Narrative: I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE SOME PROBLEM AREAS THAT CONCERN SOME OPERATIONS AT SPACE COAST REGIONAL ARPT (TIX), FLORIDA. LOCAL ARPT AUTHORITIES WHO OPERATE UNDER FAA 141 CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE MANDATED TO ENSURE ALL PROPER TXWY/RWY MARKINGS ARE IN PLACE, HIGHLY VISIBLE AND CONFORMING TO FAA GUIDELINES. AUTHORITIES SHOULD KEEP MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE AT OR ABOVE STDS. IN PARTICULAR, THE ARPT AUTHORITY AT TITUSVILLE APPEAR TO HAVE IGNORED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM AREAS. A) ILS CRITICAL AREA: NO EXISTING BOUNDARY MARKINGS ON THE TXWY. B) HOLD LINES: USED PRIMARILY AS RWY 'HOLD SHORT' AND OR RWY 'CLEAR' MARKINGS. THESE FADED AND DETERIORATING AND OFTEN CONFUSING SURFACE MARKINGS REPRESENT A SEVERE DEFICIENCY OF COMPATIBILITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL RWY MARKING 'SYSTEM.' C) TWR LIGHT GUN: THE LIGHT GUN BASED AT THE TITUSVILLE ARPT CANNOT BE READILY SEEN FROM A DISTANCE AT FIELD LEVEL OR AIRBORNE WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ARPT. D) LACK OF AN ATIS: SPACE COAST REGIONAL ARPT [IS] WITHOUT AN ATIS, AWOS, OR ASOS. I SPECIFICALLY REQUEST THAT THE ASRS IMMEDIATELY REPORT THESE HAZARDS AS AN ALERT MESSAGE TO THE FAA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THIS ARPT IS RUN BY A COUNTY ARPT COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THERE ARE NO ATIS, AWOS OR ASOS INSTALLED. SURFACE MARKINGS ARE FADED AND NOT UP TO CURRENT STDS. THE ARPT HAS 125,000 OPS A YEAR, AND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW HELICOPTER FLT SCHOOL, EXPECTS THAT NUMBER TO DOUBLE. IT IS USED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY MAJOR TRAINING COMPANIES.

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.