Reporter complains of OTS NDB that he deems essential for safe operation at jasper airport, tx. Repo...

Attributes
ACN	197779
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jas
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8400
ASRS Report	197779
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

Continued instrument approachs into this location while NAVAID inoperative. The jas NDB has been broken more than not for at least 11 yrs. NDB is of very old technology and (unbelievable) lies under high voltage power lines! It is very limited in its coverage because of electrical interference. Recommend NDB be moved to location to allow no electrical interference or be upgraded with LORAN/RNAV approach. Unsafe operations continue with the use of 'cruise' clrncs. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: cpr jets use the airport which has 2000 min for approach and landing. NDB is needed for navigation positional awareness for the approach. Many aircraft have been observed pushing the WX and clouds to make it into the airport. Main concern is that there is a new NDB planned for installation in the same location under the high voltage power lines -- and so called experts planning the installation claim the power lines do not affect the reliability of the NDB signal. Reporter would like to see a new location for the NDB away from the power lines.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COMPLAINS OF OTS NDB THAT HE DEEMS ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE OP AT JASPER ARPT, TX. RPTR PROTESTS PLANS FOR NEW NDB IN SAME LOCATION UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE PWR LINES.

Narrative: CONTINUED INST APCHS INTO THIS LOCATION WHILE NAVAID INOP. THE JAS NDB HAS BEEN BROKEN MORE THAN NOT FOR AT LEAST 11 YRS. NDB IS OF VERY OLD TECHNOLOGY AND (UNBELIEVABLE) LIES UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE PWR LINES! IT IS VERY LIMITED IN ITS COVERAGE BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. RECOMMEND NDB BE MOVED TO LOCATION TO ALLOW NO ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE OR BE UPGRADED WITH LORAN/RNAV APCH. UNSAFE OPS CONTINUE WITH THE USE OF 'CRUISE' CLRNCS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CPR JETS USE THE ARPT WHICH HAS 2000 MIN FOR APCH AND LNDG. NDB IS NEEDED FOR NAV POSITIONAL AWARENESS FOR THE APCH. MANY ACFT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED PUSHING THE WX AND CLOUDS TO MAKE IT INTO THE ARPT. MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A NEW NDB PLANNED FOR INSTALLATION IN THE SAME LOCATION UNDER THE HIGH VOLTAGE PWR LINES -- AND SO CALLED EXPERTS PLANNING THE INSTALLATION CLAIM THE PWR LINES DO NOT AFFECT THE RELIABILITY OF THE NDB SIGNAL. RPTR WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NEW LOCATION FOR THE NDB AWAY FROM THE PWR LINES.

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.

Reporter complains of OTS NDB that he deems essential for safe operation at jasper airport, tx. Reporter protests plans for new NDB in same location under high voltage power lines.