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Pilot reporter claims a safety hazard exists from the existance of a minig pit near the new runway 2R 20L at bna. Reporter claims pit is 300' from runway while chart shows it to be about 1400' from runway edge. Concern regarding runway excursion and hitting boulders that are placed along edge of pit or of going into the pit itself.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 147789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 147789 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The new runway at bna is constructed adjacent to a large mining pit. This pit is 400' deep (per airport authority) and is approximately 300' from runway edge. Large boulders are spaced between it and the runway. The effects of departing the runway on this side cannot be underestimated. If the boulders do not result in fatalities, the 400' plunge will. Our company had an medium large transport depart the runway at ord with minimal damage. Had this occurred on runway 2R at bna, the event would have been catastrophic. This situation is very dangerous! I will not use this runway. Possible solutions. Energy absorbing barrier, filling pit (costly).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT REPORTER CLAIMS A SAFETY HAZARD EXISTS FROM THE EXISTANCE OF A MINIG PIT NEAR THE NEW RWY 2R 20L AT BNA. REPORTER CLAIMS PIT IS 300' FROM RWY WHILE CHART SHOWS IT TO BE ABOUT 1400' FROM RWY EDGE. CONCERN REGARDING RWY EXCURSION AND HITTING BOULDERS THAT ARE PLACED ALONG EDGE OF PIT OR OF GOING INTO THE PIT ITSELF.
Narrative: THE NEW RWY AT BNA IS CONSTRUCTED ADJACENT TO A LARGE MINING PIT. THIS PIT IS 400' DEEP (PER ARPT AUTHORITY) AND IS APPROX 300' FROM RWY EDGE. LARGE BOULDERS ARE SPACED BTWN IT AND THE RWY. THE EFFECTS OF DEPARTING THE RWY ON THIS SIDE CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED. IF THE BOULDERS DO NOT RESULT IN FATALITIES, THE 400' PLUNGE WILL. OUR COMPANY HAD AN MLG DEPART THE RWY AT ORD WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON RWY 2R AT BNA, THE EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS! I WILL NOT USE THIS RWY. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. ENERGY ABSORBING BARRIER, FILLING PIT (COSTLY).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.