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Reporter points out a potentially hazardous situation for all aircraft, but especially for small aircraft type, when the bak 14 arresting gear defaults to the up position during a power failure. When this occurs, the cable protrudes vertically 4-5 inches up and extends across the width of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338106 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : syr |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 5 controller radar : 19 flight time total : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 338106 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
When power fails at syracuse airport the bak 14 arresting system (cable) on runways 10/28 defaults to the raised position. The 1 inch cable is raised approximately 4-5 inches above the runway surface. This is an extreme hazard to small aircraft landing or taking off over the raised cable. Although there is a light on the control panel to indicate a power failure, it is very small and easily overlooked. There is no aural warning. I believe the safest operation would be if the cable remained down during power outages.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR POINTS OUT A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SIT FOR ALL ACFT, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR SMA TYPE, WHEN THE BAK 14 ARRESTING GEAR DEFAULTS TO THE UP POS DURING A PWR FAILURE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CABLE PROTRUDES VERTLY 4-5 INCHES UP AND EXTENDS ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE RWY.
Narrative: WHEN PWR FAILS AT SYRACUSE ARPT THE BAK 14 ARRESTING SYS (CABLE) ON RWYS 10/28 DEFAULTS TO THE RAISED POS. THE 1 INCH CABLE IS RAISED APPROX 4-5 INCHES ABOVE THE RWY SURFACE. THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO SMALL ACFT LNDG OR TAKING OFF OVER THE RAISED CABLE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LIGHT ON THE CTL PANEL TO INDICATE A PWR FAILURE, IT IS VERY SMALL AND EASILY OVERLOOKED. THERE IS NO AURAL WARNING. I BELIEVE THE SAFEST OP WOULD BE IF THE CABLE REMAINED DOWN DURING PWR OUTAGES.
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.