A new television or radio tower has been constructed near the final approach path of runway 8 at hvc, without the airport advisory board's previous knowledge or approval. A reporter estimates that the tower is 200-300 ft AGL and states that it comes within 150 ft of the aircraft's right wingtip while the aircraft is on final approach and following the PAPI to runway 8.

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Attributes
ACN	350876
Time
Date	199610
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hvc
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : circling approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	350876
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I would like to report what I believe is a safety hazard. On the approach into christian county airport (hvc), hopkinsville, ky, using runway 8, a television or radio tower has been put up. If you stay on the PAPI lights you come within 50 yards, I believe, of this tower. At one point on the approach your right wing will be even with the tower. On talking with airport board members the airport was not consulted or notified. I feel this tower is within the airport safety or runway safety zone. Also the tower in question does not appear on any approach charts or maps. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: not only has this reporter's passenger voiced discomfort over the tower's physical location near the airport, but he believes that this tower poses a threat to the safety of the ft campbell military pilots during their night vision goggle flight training operations. The tower is estimated to be approximately 200-300 ft AGL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NEW TELEVISION OR RADIO TWR HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED NEAR THE FINAL APCH PATH OF RWY 8 AT HVC, WITHOUT THE ARPT ADVISORY BOARD'S PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL. A RPTR ESTIMATES THAT THE TWR IS 200-300 FT AGL AND STATES THAT IT COMES WITHIN 150 FT OF THE ACFT'S R WINGTIP WHILE THE ACFT IS ON FINAL APCH AND FOLLOWING THE PAPI TO RWY 8.

Narrative: I WOULD LIKE TO RPT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ON THE APCH INTO CHRISTIAN COUNTY ARPT (HVC), HOPKINSVILLE, KY, USING RWY 8, A TELEVISION OR RADIO TWR HAS BEEN PUT UP. IF YOU STAY ON THE PAPI LIGHTS YOU COME WITHIN 50 YARDS, I BELIEVE, OF THIS TWR. AT ONE POINT ON THE APCH YOUR R WING WILL BE EVEN WITH THE TWR. ON TALKING WITH ARPT BOARD MEMBERS THE ARPT WAS NOT CONSULTED OR NOTIFIED. I FEEL THIS TWR IS WITHIN THE ARPT SAFETY OR RWY SAFETY ZONE. ALSO THE TWR IN QUESTION DOES NOT APPEAR ON ANY APCH CHARTS OR MAPS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: NOT ONLY HAS THIS RPTR'S PAX VOICED DISCOMFORT OVER THE TWR'S PHYSICAL LOCATION NEAR THE ARPT, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT THIS TWR POSES A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE FT CAMPBELL MIL PLTS DURING THEIR NIGHT VISION GOGGLE FLT TRAINING OPS. THE TWR IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROX 200-300 FT AGL.

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.