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Private pilot exhibits some confusion as to the expected traffic pattern altitude. Cites conflict between the airport manager's sign and the 'implied' altitude in the airport facility directories.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 250285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bjj |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 800 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 171 flight time type : 171 |
| ASRS Report | 250285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel oversight : airport manager |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
I was unsure of the correct traffic pattern altitude to use at wayne county airport. The airport management has a sign inside their building indicating the traffic pattern altitude is 1936 ft MSL (800 ft AGL). The official airport/facility directory -- east central united states (may/93 edition) implies that the traffic pattern altitude is 2137 ft MSL (1000 ft AGL) since the traffic pattern altitude is not stated explicitly. The airport management should provide updated traffic pattern altitude information to the FAA/NOAA for inclusion in future airport facility directory editions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT EXHIBITS SOME CONFUSION AS TO THE EXPECTED TFC PATTERN ALT. CITES CONFLICT BTWN THE ARPT MGR'S SIGN AND THE 'IMPLIED' ALT IN THE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORIES.
Narrative: I WAS UNSURE OF THE CORRECT TFC PATTERN ALT TO USE AT WAYNE COUNTY ARPT. THE ARPT MGMNT HAS A SIGN INSIDE THEIR BUILDING INDICATING THE TFC PATTERN ALT IS 1936 FT MSL (800 FT AGL). THE OFFICIAL ARPT/FACILITY DIRECTORY -- E CENTRAL UNITED STATES (MAY/93 EDITION) IMPLIES THAT THE TFC PATTERN ALT IS 2137 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL) SINCE THE TFC PATTERN ALT IS NOT STATED EXPLICITLY. THE ARPT MGMNT SHOULD PROVIDE UPDATED TFC PATTERN ALT INFO TO THE FAA/NOAA FOR INCLUSION IN FUTURE ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY EDITIONS.
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.