Small Aircraft; High Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial; Other TAIL WHEEL
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20; Flight Crew Total 6000; Flight Crew Type 4000
Troubleshooting; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Ground Event / Encounter FOD; Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related; Airport
Airport operations. While operating at this airport (Ridgeland SC) 3J1 the taxiway and runway markings are obscured by tall grass. Grass has grown to two to three feet and it is hard to see the markings and the airport now is being overrun with wild dogs and coyotes as well as deer. This airport was recently improved with new runway and grass areas however the airport management has chose to not maintain safe operations of the facility. My plane used to use the grass runway adjacent to the hard surface and now is unusable as the grass has grown too high making visibility restricted. My prop comes in contact with the taller grass. Please look into this for the safety of based aircraft and visiting aircraft as approaching the airport you can't tell the height of the grass from the air and we don't need wildlife entering the runway environment.
Pilot reports the condition of runways and airport facilities are falling into disrepair. Pilot states grass runway conditions are becoming unsafe for landing aircraft because the grass has grown too high.