Narrative:

This is the 3RD major accident on the approach for jnu (lda 1 runway 8). All 3 aircraft (air carrier-large transport, air carrier-light transport, military-mlt) hit within 1/2 mi of each separate accident site. All 3 crews apparently misidented barlo, the final approach fix. I know from my personal experience, that the approach plate takes a lot of studying because of all the possible transitions. I recommend that the approach plate be rewritten to show only 1 or 2 transitions. If it took us 3 different lda-1 runway 8 (a, B, C, etc) to show all the transitions, I think having less clutter on the plate would be a big help. The other problem on this approach could be that the crew omits switching their DME from sister island (ssr) to the localizer DME (i-jdl) after capturing the final approach course inbound. It doesn't appear that the DME would read less than approximately 10.2 (barlo is at 8.0 i-jdl DME) but certainly this would be confusing to the crew on this approach. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he is a business pilot and uses this approach frequently. Very concerned that something be done to help assure no more accidents occur. He feels there may be some confusion in a noisy cockpit between the fixes of dibol and barlo. On first trip into jnu he asked controller when 100 mi out which transition to plan for because chart is confusing. Stated that a NOTAM has just been issued regarding this approach which eliminates all but the sisters island transition. Analyst spoke with tower manager who indicated the military are investigating recent accident so he does not have any information yet. Stated jnu will be a test spot for GPS in which normal approach aids will be used in conjunction with GPS test equipment. Air carrier with newest medium large transport's will be used.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BUSINESS PLT REGULARLY FLIES APCH WHICH HAS HAD 3 ACCIDENTS OCCUR. WANTS TO ASSURE NO MORE.

Narrative: THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE APCH FOR JNU (LDA 1 RWY 8). ALL 3 ACFT (ACR-LGT, ACR-LTT, MIL-MLT) HIT WITHIN 1/2 MI OF EACH SEPARATE ACCIDENT SITE. ALL 3 CREWS APPARENTLY MISIDENTED BARLO, THE FINAL APCH FIX. I KNOW FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THAT THE APCH PLATE TAKES A LOT OF STUDYING BECAUSE OF ALL THE POSSIBLE TRANSITIONS. I RECOMMEND THAT THE APCH PLATE BE REWRITTEN TO SHOW ONLY 1 OR 2 TRANSITIONS. IF IT TOOK US 3 DIFFERENT LDA-1 RWY 8 (A, B, C, ETC) TO SHOW ALL THE TRANSITIONS, I THINK HAVING LESS CLUTTER ON THE PLATE WOULD BE A BIG HELP. THE OTHER PROBLEM ON THIS APCH COULD BE THAT THE CREW OMITS SWITCHING THEIR DME FROM SISTER ISLAND (SSR) TO THE LOC DME (I-JDL) AFTER CAPTURING THE FINAL APCH COURSE INBOUND. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE DME WOULD READ LESS THAN APPROX 10.2 (BARLO IS AT 8.0 I-JDL DME) BUT CERTAINLY THIS WOULD BE CONFUSING TO THE CREW ON THIS APCH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE IS A BUSINESS PLT AND USES THIS APCH FREQUENTLY. VERY CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING BE DONE TO HELP ASSURE NO MORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR. HE FEELS THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION IN A NOISY COCKPIT BTWN THE FIXES OF DIBOL AND BARLO. ON FIRST TRIP INTO JNU HE ASKED CTLR WHEN 100 MI OUT WHICH TRANSITION TO PLAN FOR BECAUSE CHART IS CONFUSING. STATED THAT A NOTAM HAS JUST BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THIS APCH WHICH ELIMINATES ALL BUT THE SISTERS ISLAND TRANSITION. ANALYST SPOKE WITH TWR MGR WHO INDICATED THE MIL ARE INVESTIGATING RECENT ACCIDENT SO HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY INFO YET. STATED JNU WILL BE A TEST SPOT FOR GPS IN WHICH NORMAL APCH AIDS WILL BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GPS TEST EQUIP. ACR WITH NEWEST MLG'S WILL BE USED.

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.