<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1531042, April 2018

First officer reported that the PAPI (precision approach path indicator) is located on the left side of the runway whereas it's listed on the approach plate as being on the right side.

Attributes
ACN	1531042
Time
Date	201804
Local Time Of Day	ZZZ
Place
Locale Reference	ITH.Airport
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Aero Charts
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Noticed runway 32 PAPI listed on the right side of the [jeppesen] approach plate 15 jan 16 (11-1) ILS32. However; PAPI is actually left of the runway. This can be very dangerous landing at night if the approach lighting system (ALS) is out or pilot not backing up the visual approach with an ILS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: First Officer reported that the PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator) is located on the left side of the runway whereas it's listed on the approach plate as being on the right side.

Narrative: Noticed Runway 32 PAPI listed on the right side of the [Jeppesen] approach plate 15 JAN 16 (11-1) ILS32. However; PAPI is actually left of the Runway. This can be very dangerous landing at night if the Approach Lighting System (ALS) is out or pilot not backing up the visual approach with an ILS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.