A corporate pilot reported that a newly paved miller drive on the 260 bearing 1.8 NM from C65 could ...

Narrative:

Exactly on the inbound course of 080 degrees on the VOR or GPS runway 10 at C65 (plymouth; in.) inside the final approach fix nalds; and approximately 1.8 NM from C65; a new industrial park on a nearby street has a new asphalt road with the same width and orientation as runway 10. Warehouses that can be mistaken for hangars and a cul-de-sac on the east end that can be mistaken for the east end aircraft turn around for runway 10/28. Since C65 has only MIRL which may not be easily visible in low IMC daylight conditions even if activated; considering the angle of the approach and south side trees; pilots searching for asphalt and an airport environment could easily mistake this nearby street for the C65 runway. An extreme mis-identification combined with a southerly circle to (and 'left downwind' to 'runway 28') could bring tower hazards into play. Discussions with C65 airport personnel indicated this hazard has been mentioned by several other pilots. I request approach charts for runway 10 at C65 have a note added to warn pilots of this false runway hazard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Corporate Pilot reported that a newly paved Miller Drive on the 260 bearing 1.8 NM from C65 could be mistaken for the C65 Runway and he recommended a note on the approach plate to alert pilots.

Narrative: Exactly on the inbound course of 080 degrees on the VOR or GPS Runway 10 at C65 (Plymouth; IN.) inside the final approach fix NALDS; and approximately 1.8 NM from C65; a new industrial park on a nearby street has a new asphalt road with the same width and orientation as Runway 10. Warehouses that can be mistaken for hangars and a cul-de-sac on the east end that can be mistaken for the east end aircraft turn around for Runway 10/28. Since C65 has only MIRL which may not be easily visible in low IMC daylight conditions even if activated; considering the angle of the approach and south side trees; pilots searching for asphalt and an airport environment could easily mistake this nearby street for the C65 runway. An extreme mis-identification combined with a southerly circle to (and 'left downwind' to 'Runway 28') could bring tower hazards into play. Discussions with C65 airport personnel indicated this hazard has been mentioned by several other pilots. I request approach charts for Runway 10 at C65 have a note added to warn pilots of this false runway hazard.

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.

Attributes
ACN	981384
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	C65.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 1800
Events
Anomaly	No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types

A corporate pilot reported that a newly paved miller drive on the 260 bearing 1.8 NM from C65 could be mistaken for the C65 runway and he recommended a note on the approach plate to alert pilots.