PA34 pilot reports sign for taxiway a from F at cha caused him to turn on a construction road which ...

Attributes
ACN	828977
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CHA.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36 Flight Crew Total 3445 Flight Crew Type 1650

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi to runway 20 via fox-alpha at cha; had airport diagram out and studied. Saw taxi sign turned right on what I thought was alpha. Turned out to be a construction road which paralleled alpha and the runway. The real alpha and the runway were 12-15 ft higher than the road and not visible from my position. Approximately 600-800 ft down the road; it was blocked by material and equipment where were not visible from the intersection which foxtrot because of fog. There were no signs at the entrance to the road; no charting; no NOTAMS; and no warning by ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA34 pilot reports sign for Taxiway A from F at CHA caused him to turn on a construction road which comes prior to the sign and before the designated taxiway.

Narrative: Cleared to taxi to Runway 20 via Fox-Alpha at CHA; had airport diagram out and studied. Saw taxi sign turned right on what I thought was Alpha. Turned out to be a construction road which paralleled Alpha and the runway. The real Alpha and the runway were 12-15 FT higher than the road and not visible from my position. Approximately 600-800 FT down the road; it was blocked by material and equipment where were not visible from the intersection which foxtrot because of fog. There were no signs at the entrance to the road; no charting; no NOTAMS; and no warning by ground control.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

PA34 pilot reports sign for taxiway a from F at cha caused him to turn on a construction road which comes prior to the sign and before the designated taxiway.