A pilot flying into 7ls3 noted a 300 ft antenna approximately 57 degrees at 0.75 NM from the northea...

Narrative:

The GPS 333 approach at amelia/morgan city; la missed approach point is amand intersection. The visual distance and bearing to 7ls3 from amand is 284 degrees at 1.6 NM. The MDA for the approach is 320 feet MSL. There is a tower over 300 feet tall 0.7 miles on an approximate 230 radial from the end of the flyway at 7ls3; less than 0.5 miles from the visual transition course. This obstacle is not depicted on the instrument approach path chart. I do not know the exact requirements for computing the MDA for a point in space approach; but having conducted this approach to minimums VMC the tower seems to be a hazard and is well within the radius for a circling approach to the flyway. The date on the approach is 26 mar 99. I know of no updates or notams that modify this approach or it's minima from the published procedure. Operators carrying passengers are routinely conducting this approach in weather. I believe this to be a hazardous situation; and the approach should be reevaluated given the current hazards and amended as required to give appropriate obstacle clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot flying into 7LS3 noted a 300 ft antenna approximately 57 degrees at 0.75 NM from the northeast flyway end. The antenna is between the airport and AMAND intersection where the approach MDA is 320 ft.

Narrative: The GPS 333 approach at Amelia/Morgan City; LA missed approach point is AMAND intersection. The visual distance and bearing to 7LS3 from AMAND is 284 degrees at 1.6 NM. The MDA for the approach is 320 feet MSL. There is a tower over 300 feet tall 0.7 miles on an approximate 230 radial from the end of the flyway at 7LS3; less than 0.5 miles from the visual transition course. This obstacle is not depicted on the instrument approach path chart. I do not know the exact requirements for computing the MDA for a point in space approach; but having conducted this approach to minimums VMC the tower seems to be a hazard and is well within the radius for a circling approach to the flyway. The date on the approach is 26 Mar 99. I know of no updates or NOTAMs that modify this approach or it's minima from the published procedure. Operators carrying passengers are routinely conducting this approach in weather. I believe this to be a hazardous situation; and the approach should be reevaluated given the current hazards and amended as required to give appropriate obstacle clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	1417906
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	7LS3.Airport
State Reference	LA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Other GPS 333
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Rotorcraft
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 9800 Flight Crew Type 1200
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A pilot flying into 7ls3 noted a 300 ft antenna approximately 57 degrees at 0.75 NM from the northeast flyway end. The antenna is between the airport and amand intersection where the approach MDA is 320 ft.