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Possible non compliance with FARS by FAA unlighted obstruction on airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cou |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 70 agl bound upper : 70 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 297335 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I would like to report an unlighted and unmarked obstruction to air navigation that is located at the columbia regional airport at columbia, mo. It is a 70 ft tall tower that I have reported to the FAA in feb/93 and apr/93, but there has been no action taken to resolve the problem. I have learned that the FAA doesn't listen to individuals, and I feel that they are not the least concerned with the above hazard that I have reported. I feel there is cause for concern as there is not only the potential for a fatal accident, there is also a potential for a serious disruption to flight services as this tower is immediately adjacent to the columbia automated FSS, which provides flight services over the entire state of missouri, and also southern illinois. The tower has been in place for about 5 yrs. Far 77.23 states that an object would be an obstruction to air navigation if it is of greater ht than any civil airport imaginary surface established under far 77.25. I have determined that this tower exceeds this imaginary surface by approximately 6-10 ft. Therefore, it would be considered an obstruction to air navigation, and is in violation of FARS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the tower is the FSS microwave communication tower. Reporter notified kansas city FSDO about the unlighted obstruction with no action for 2 yrs. Reporter advised to call hotline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POSSIBLE NON COMPLIANCE WITH FARS BY FAA UNLIGHTED OBSTRUCTION ON ARPT.
Narrative: I WOULD LIKE TO RPT AN UNLIGHTED AND UNMARKED OBSTRUCTION TO AIR NAV THAT IS LOCATED AT THE COLUMBIA REGIONAL ARPT AT COLUMBIA, MO. IT IS A 70 FT TALL TWR THAT I HAVE RPTED TO THE FAA IN FEB/93 AND APR/93, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE PROB. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FAA DOESN'T LISTEN TO INDIVIDUALS, AND I FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT THE LEAST CONCERNED WITH THE ABOVE HAZARD THAT I HAVE RPTED. I FEEL THERE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN AS THERE IS NOT ONLY THE POTENTIAL FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT, THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS DISRUPTION TO FLT SVCS AS THIS TWR IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE COLUMBIA AUTOMATED FSS, WHICH PROVIDES FLT SVCS OVER THE ENTIRE STATE OF MISSOURI, AND ALSO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THE TWR HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR ABOUT 5 YRS. FAR 77.23 STATES THAT AN OBJECT WOULD BE AN OBSTRUCTION TO AIR NAV IF IT IS OF GREATER HT THAN ANY CIVIL ARPT IMAGINARY SURFACE ESTABLISHED UNDER FAR 77.25. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS TWR EXCEEDS THIS IMAGINARY SURFACE BY APPROX 6-10 FT. THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN OBSTRUCTION TO AIR NAV, AND IS IN VIOLATION OF FARS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE TWR IS THE FSS MICROWAVE COM TWR. RPTR NOTIFIED KANSAS CITY FSDO ABOUT THE UNLIGHTED OBSTRUCTION WITH NO ACTION FOR 2 YRS. RPTR ADVISED TO CALL HOTLINE.
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.