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Local pilot of an small aircraft sel complaint regarding tall trees near approach end of runway 24 at pwk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pwr airport : pwk |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 175 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pwk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 300561 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
At pwk airport, the approach to runway 24 has had trees grown so tall as to make approach dangerous. The runway has been displaced but still this is an extremely dangerous situation. Many pilots dive for the runway just barely missing the trees (which have grown taller each yr). Please act before people are killed as is what happened at lake lawn airport. The next few days later the tree was removed (4 dead).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LCL PLT OF AN SMA SEL COMPLAINT REGARDING TALL TREES NEAR APCH END OF RWY 24 AT PWK.
Narrative: AT PWK ARPT, THE APCH TO RWY 24 HAS HAD TREES GROWN SO TALL AS TO MAKE APCH DANGEROUS. THE RWY HAS BEEN DISPLACED BUT STILL THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIT. MANY PLTS DIVE FOR THE RWY JUST BARELY MISSING THE TREES (WHICH HAVE GROWN TALLER EACH YR). PLEASE ACT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED AS IS WHAT HAPPENED AT LAKE LAWN ARPT. THE NEXT FEW DAYS LATER THE TREE WAS REMOVED (4 DEAD).
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.