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... 50 APPENDIX D NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System Reports Filed at Airports in Study Note: Pertinent sections underlined. Note: Only those ASRS reports that identified the presence or lack of an airport advisory, even if on ASOS/AWOS, as a partial factor in the narrative are shown.
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... 51 ASRS Report 3: AUO Narrative: 1 We announced our taxi intentions for Runway 18 and started to position ourselves at the hold short line at this uncontrolled airport in excellent VFR conditions. We had landed 15 minutes earlier after being advised by Unicom the active runway was 18.
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... 52 Synopsis An Over-Zealous Unicom Operator Was Creating A Hazardous Condition While Attempting To Act As An Air Tfc Ctlr At A Non Twred Arpt At X59, Fl. Consultant Analysis The UNICOM operator at this airport was offering ATC-like instructions, rather than simple airport advisories upon request.
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... 53 Would Have Fewer Arpts In Close Prox Using The Same Freq. I Received A Com That Said We Should Be More Careful When Arriving At Arpts, Looking Around More And Announce Our Pos On Unicom.
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... 54 Take One Last Walkaround The Plane. To Prevent Recurrence, Must Take Time To Walk Around Even On A Quick Turn Before Entering Flt Deck.
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... 55 Gps Apch To Hao (Gps 11)
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... 56 Announced Dep Rwy 27 And Left W/O Further Incident. The Sma Y Announced Over The Radio That The Incident, ".
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... 57 Pilot reports that UNICON operator did not indicate runway was closed and operating were being conducted on the taxiway. Lesson learned: UNICOM station should be staffed and UNICOM frequency monitored so that advisories (including runway closures)
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... 58 Unpublished Recommendation On Arpt Pattern Operations. In Summary, This Rpt Is Being Filed Because There Is A Significant Safety Of Flt Issue Here.
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)

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