Inadequate airport markings at taxiway intersections and runways.

Attributes
ACN	89714
Time
Date	198806
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	89714
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

During taxiout to runway 5L ground controller issued instruction to hold short of runway 36. Being familiar with the airport I knew where the taxiway (left)/runway (36) intersection was. However, there are no signs or other markings indicating the location of the runway. I commented on this to ground controller and he stated something to the effect that a longstanding request for signs and markings had been made. Even the hold short stripes were faded beyond use. A pilot unfamiliar with the airport could easily intrude on the runway environment. At night anyone could so intrude. An accident waiting to happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INADEQUATE ARPT MARKINGS AT TXWY INTERSECTIONS AND RWYS.

Narrative: DURING TAXIOUT TO RWY 5L GND CTLR ISSUED INSTRUCTION TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36. BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT I KNEW WHERE THE TXWY (L)/RWY (36) INTXN WAS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO SIGNS OR OTHER MARKINGS INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE RWY. I COMMENTED ON THIS TO GND CTLR AND HE STATED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT THAT A LONGSTANDING REQUEST FOR SIGNS AND MARKINGS HAD BEEN MADE. EVEN THE HOLD SHORT STRIPES WERE FADED BEYOND USE. A PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT COULD EASILY INTRUDE ON THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. AT NIGHT ANYONE COULD SO INTRUDE. AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.