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Lch controller expressed concern regarding possible runway incursions resulting from airport moving hold lines without FAA ATC coordination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723853 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lch.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 9.5 controller radar : 5.0 controller time certified in position1 : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 723853 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | markings : lch.airport |
Narrative:
Airport management decided some time ago to repaint the hold short line for runway 15 at lch. During this time they also moved the hold short back some distance and did not advise or coordination the change ATC. Over the past several months; we have our secondary runway; runway 5/23; with a common intersection of taxiway K for aircraft arriving runway 23 to exit and aircraft departing runway 5. This taxiway is now inside the hold short line and with an aircraft holding short runway 5 at intersection K; you can no longer clear aircraft to take off or land runway 15/33 because the area is considered to have an aircraft on it due to the hold short line being moved for runway 15. The apt manager did not advise ATC management; or any FAA personnel of this; thereby he may have caused ATC personnel to unknowingly have a runway incursion. I do not know the required distance from runway edge to hold short line required by the FAA; but I am researching this to try and get a definitive answer. The airport's manager created an unsafe situation by not advising the FAA of the change and not explaining as to why this was done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LCH CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING POSSIBLE RWY INCURSIONS RESULTING FROM ARPT MOVING HOLD LINES WITHOUT FAA ATC COORD.
Narrative: ARPT MGMNT DECIDED SOME TIME AGO TO REPAINT THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 15 AT LCH. DURING THIS TIME THEY ALSO MOVED THE HOLD SHORT BACK SOME DISTANCE AND DID NOT ADVISE OR COORD THE CHANGE ATC. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS; WE HAVE OUR SECONDARY RWY; RWY 5/23; WITH A COMMON INTXN OF TXWY K FOR ACFT ARRIVING RWY 23 TO EXIT AND ACFT DEPARTING RWY 5. THIS TXWY IS NOW INSIDE THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND WITH AN ACFT HOLDING SHORT RWY 5 AT INTXN K; YOU CAN NO LONGER CLR ACFT TO TAKE OFF OR LAND RWY 15/33 BECAUSE THE AREA IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE AN ACFT ON IT DUE TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE BEING MOVED FOR RWY 15. THE APT MGR DID NOT ADVISE ATC MGMNT; OR ANY FAA PERSONNEL OF THIS; THEREBY HE MAY HAVE CAUSED ATC PERSONNEL TO UNKNOWINGLY HAVE A RWY INCURSION. I DO NOT KNOW THE REQUIRED DISTANCE FROM RWY EDGE TO HOLD SHORT LINE REQUIRED BY THE FAA; BUT I AM RESEARCHING THIS TO TRY AND GET A DEFINITIVE ANSWER. THE ARPT'S MGR CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION BY NOT ADVISING THE FAA OF THE CHANGE AND NOT EXPLAINING AS TO WHY THIS WAS DONE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.