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Small aircraft pilot reports vehicular traffic on oaj proper at night are a hazard to aircraft operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 785934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oaj.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 785934 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
While conducting a night training flight; a vehicle approached the aircraft at night with headlights off. A woman got out of the car and asked if we were an aircraft from abc company. We informed her that we were not. She continued to drive between the aircraft. Another aircraft landed and she did the same thing. This has happened on several occasions. Several vehicles including vans drive in and around aircraft including turning aircraft in the evening hours. These actions are a danger to the aircraft and crews. Please investigate this as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT REPORTS VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON OAJ PROPER AT NIGHT ARE A HAZARD TO ACFT OPERATIONS.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A NIGHT TRAINING FLT; A VEHICLE APCHED THE ACFT AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS OFF. A WOMAN GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND ASKED IF WE WERE AN ACFT FROM ABC COMPANY. WE INFORMED HER THAT WE WERE NOT. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE BTWN THE ACFT. ANOTHER ACFT LANDED AND SHE DID THE SAME THING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SEVERAL VEHICLES INCLUDING VANS DRIVE IN AND AROUND ACFT INCLUDING TURNING ACFT IN THE EVENING HRS. THESE ACTIONS ARE A DANGER TO THE ACFT AND CREWS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.