Obstruction near approach end of runway.

Attributes
ACN	287973
Time
Date	199411
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : h20
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 35 agl bound upper : 35
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 150
ASRS Report	287973
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

A 35 ft high billboard is located about 700 ft from the approach end of runway 3. The top of the billboard is about 3 ft below the standard slope and does not technically meet the obstruction criteria imposed by far 77.25. This hazard imposes a serious threat to aviation safety for the following reasons. The obstruction is not lighted. It is a solid steel post structure which would not give in event of collision. It is located 25 ft right of the extended runway centerline and 715 ft from the runway threshold. There is no visual GS information (VASI) available for runway 3. An accident is a high probability during low visibility or night VFR conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OBSTRUCTION NEAR APCH END OF RWY.

Narrative: A 35 FT HIGH BILLBOARD IS LOCATED ABOUT 700 FT FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 3. THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD IS ABOUT 3 FT BELOW THE STANDARD SLOPE AND DOES NOT TECHNICALLY MEET THE OBSTRUCTION CRITERIA IMPOSED BY FAR 77.25. THIS HAZARD IMPOSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO AVIATION SAFETY FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. THE OBSTRUCTION IS NOT LIGHTED. IT IS A SOLID STEEL POST STRUCTURE WHICH WOULD NOT GIVE IN EVENT OF COLLISION. IT IS LOCATED 25 FT R OF THE EXTENDED RWY CTRLINE AND 715 FT FROM THE RWY THRESHOLD. THERE IS NO VISUAL GS INFO (VASI) AVAILABLE FOR RWY 3. AN ACCIDENT IS A HIGH PROBABILITY DURING LOW VISIBILITY OR NIGHT VFR CONDITIONS.

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.