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M18 ramp and runway surfaces reported to be deteriorating and posing a potential damage threat to aircraft from the decaying surface debris.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 796073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : m18.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1980 flight time type : 1060 |
| ASRS Report | 796073 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : fod |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | runway surface condition : m18.airport taxiway surface condition : m18.airport |
Narrative:
At hope; ar airport (M18); on two dates; encountered loose rock and concrete debris on ramp and taxiway. Debris ranged from pea size to greater than one inch. Debris is difficult to see. Noted ramp; txwys and runways are marginal for aircraft operations. Some dangerous areas are outlined; poor visibility; red paint. Major damage and debris noted at junction of ramp and 16/34 taxiway. Debris appears to be result of poor cement repair work and lack of maintenance on humps; holes; trench repair work; and general deterioration of ramp; txwys; and runways. To prevent damage to aircraft; suggest airport be closed until conditions are deemed to be safe by FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M18 RAMP AND RWY SURFACES REPORTED TO BE DETERIORATING AND POSING A POTENTIAL DAMAGE THREAT TO ACFT FROM THE DECAYING SURFACE DEBRIS.
Narrative: AT HOPE; AR AIRPORT (M18); ON TWO DATES; ENCOUNTERED LOOSE ROCK AND CONCRETE DEBRIS ON RAMP AND TXWY. DEBRIS RANGED FROM PEA SIZE TO GREATER THAN ONE INCH. DEBRIS IS DIFFICULT TO SEE. NOTED RAMP; TXWYS AND RWYS ARE MARGINAL FOR ACFT OPS. SOME DANGEROUS AREAS ARE OUTLINED; POOR VISIBILITY; RED PAINT. MAJOR DAMAGE AND DEBRIS NOTED AT JUNCTION OF RAMP AND 16/34 TXWY. DEBRIS APPEARS TO BE RESULT OF POOR CEMENT REPAIR WORK AND LACK OF MAINT ON HUMPS; HOLES; TRENCH REPAIR WORK; AND GENERAL DETERIORATION OF RAMP; TXWYS; AND RWYS. TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO ACFT; SUGGEST ARPT BE CLOSED UNTIL CONDITIONS ARE DEEMED TO BE SAFE BY FAA.
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.