The N03 runway 24 PAPI is inoperative and is needed because of trees at or above 100 ft on the final...

Attributes
ACN	1034172
Time
Date	201208
Place
Locale Reference	N03.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 16500 Flight Crew Type 400
Events
Anomaly	No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types

Narrative:

This report is to inform those of concern on the daily operations in and out of N03. We operate an aircraft in and out of N03 on a daily basis. I'm concerned with landing at N03 without a slope indicator. The PAPI has not been working for several months now and I believe it is a safety concern for all aircraft operating into N03; specifically at night. There are several trees at the approach end of [runway] 24 that can not be seen at night and is a safety concern for all. The trees are clearly in the approach path of runway 24. This situation needs to be addressed as soon as possible before an accident occurs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The N03 Runway 24 PAPI is inoperative and is needed because of trees at or above 100 FT on the final approach descent path. The encroachment is particularly dangerous during night arrivals when the trees cannot be seen.

Narrative: This report is to inform those of concern on the daily operations in and out of N03. We operate an aircraft in and out of N03 on a daily basis. I'm concerned with landing at N03 without a slope indicator. The PAPI has not been working for several months now and I believe it is a safety concern for all aircraft operating into N03; specifically at night. There are several trees at the approach end of [Runway] 24 that can not be seen at night and is a safety concern for all. The trees are clearly in the approach path of Runway 24. This situation needs to be addressed ASAP before an accident occurs.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

The N03 runway 24 PAPI is inoperative and is needed because of trees at or above 100 ft on the final approach descent path. The encroachment is particularly dangerous during night arrivals when the trees cannot be seen.