Situation: controller reports NDB approach runway 6R at day is unsafe for air carrier pilots.

Attributes
ACN	122899
Time
Date	198909
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Navigation In Use	other ndb
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	122899
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

This is a report on the use of the NDB 6R at day. This approach was not designed for use by air carrier type aircraft. Due to construction and the airport authorities lack of foresight in getting on ILS operational prior to closing 6L at day, whenever the WX is low and the wind from the northeast this approach is used. The FAA management at day doesn't understand NDB approachs giving the controllers contradictory information about the approach. Runway 6L is closed with men and equipment on it. This is the first thing a pilot will see upon breaking out. Pilots aren't used to doing NDB approachs and don't have time to maneuver at the speeds that large aircraft fly at. I work at day, and simply put, this cuts the margin for safety down to a bare minimum. Our other option is to have the aircraft land with a tailwind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SITUATION: CTLR REPORTS NDB APCH RWY 6R AT DAY IS UNSAFE FOR ACR PLTS.

Narrative: THIS IS A RPT ON THE USE OF THE NDB 6R AT DAY. THIS APCH WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR USE BY ACR TYPE ACFT. DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AND THE ARPT AUTHORITIES LACK OF FORESIGHT IN GETTING ON ILS OPERATIONAL PRIOR TO CLOSING 6L AT DAY, WHENEVER THE WX IS LOW AND THE WIND FROM THE NE THIS APCH IS USED. THE FAA MGMNT AT DAY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND NDB APCHS GIVING THE CTLRS CONTRADICTORY INFO ABOUT THE APCH. RWY 6L IS CLOSED WITH MEN AND EQUIP ON IT. THIS IS THE FIRST THING A PLT WILL SEE UPON BREAKING OUT. PLTS AREN'T USED TO DOING NDB APCHS AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO MANEUVER AT THE SPDS THAT LARGE ACFT FLY AT. I WORK AT DAY, AND SIMPLY PUT, THIS CUTS THE MARGIN FOR SAFETY DOWN TO A BARE MINIMUM. OUR OTHER OPTION IS TO HAVE THE ACFT LAND WITH A TAILWIND.

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.