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Reporter claims new approach light poles as well as 2 new buildings (for proposed ILS) do not have obstruction lights on them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 391661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 391661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | other physical facility |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
New approach lights have been installed on runway 14 at stp. There was a problem with the system so it was never turned on. The problem is the lights are on poles in the runway and leading up to it and there are no obstruction lights on any of them. There are also 2 new buildings for a proposed ILS. There are no obstruction lights on these either. I and other controllers have seen aircraft come very close to hitting these structures. The metropolitan airports commission and my manager at the FAA tower have been advised of this situation. Neither has taken any corrective steps. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was advised by facility manager that since the obstructions are below the 3 degree approach path of the PAPI system, the obstruction lights are not needed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS NEW APCH LIGHT POLES AS WELL AS 2 NEW BUILDINGS (FOR PROPOSED ILS) DO NOT HAVE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON THEM.
Narrative: NEW APCH LIGHTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON RWY 14 AT STP. THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE SYS SO IT WAS NEVER TURNED ON. THE PROB IS THE LIGHTS ARE ON POLES IN THE RWY AND LEADING UP TO IT AND THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON ANY OF THEM. THERE ARE ALSO 2 NEW BUILDINGS FOR A PROPOSED ILS. THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON THESE EITHER. I AND OTHER CTLRS HAVE SEEN ACFT COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THESE STRUCTURES. THE METROPOLITAN ARPTS COMMISSION AND MY MGR AT THE FAA TWR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THIS SIT. NEITHER HAS TAKEN ANY CORRECTIVE STEPS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS ADVISED BY FACILITY MGR THAT SINCE THE OBSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW THE 3 DEG APCH PATH OF THE PAPI SYS, THE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS ARE NOT NEEDED.
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.