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A reporter states that flying into sti, first officer, there are uncharted towers close by the runway on an approach to the east. Upon further research by the first officer, the reporter corrects his statement to inform analyst that the towers are charted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 422494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sti airport : sti |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sti tower : sdq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 238 flight time total : 1703 flight time type : 246 |
| ASRS Report | 422494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
There is a tower at least 200 ft high on approach to runway 12 at cibao international, santiago, dominican republic, which is not charted on the GPS approach to that runway. It is less than 500 ft left of centerline. An aircraft slightly low and left stands a significant chance of hitting it. It is so 'scary close' that approach briefings often include 'let me know when you see the tower and make sure we'll miss it.' there are several towers to the right of the approach course which are farther from centerline but about as high. None are charted on the approach plate! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was concerned that the towers he reported were too close to the approach end of the runway and considered them a hazard to safe flight. However, after conversing with the reporter, he called back 30 mins later to report that he was wrong, they are now charted on the approach plate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A RPTR STATES THAT FLYING INTO STI, FO, THERE ARE UNCHARTED TWRS CLOSE BY THE RWY ON AN APCH TO THE E. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH BY THE FO, THE RPTR CORRECTS HIS STATEMENT TO INFORM ANALYST THAT THE TWRS ARE CHARTED.
Narrative: THERE IS A TWR AT LEAST 200 FT HIGH ON APCH TO RWY 12 AT CIBAO INTL, SANTIAGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, WHICH IS NOT CHARTED ON THE GPS APCH TO THAT RWY. IT IS LESS THAN 500 FT L OF CTRLINE. AN ACFT SLIGHTLY LOW AND L STANDS A SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF HITTING IT. IT IS SO 'SCARY CLOSE' THAT APCH BRIEFINGS OFTEN INCLUDE 'LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THE TWR AND MAKE SURE WE'LL MISS IT.' THERE ARE SEVERAL TWRS TO THE R OF THE APCH COURSE WHICH ARE FARTHER FROM CTRLINE BUT ABOUT AS HIGH. NONE ARE CHARTED ON THE APCH PLATE! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TWRS HE RPTED WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE APCH END OF THE RWY AND CONSIDERED THEM A HAZARD TO SAFE FLT. HOWEVER, AFTER CONVERSING WITH THE RPTR, HE CALLED BACK 30 MINS LATER TO RPT THAT HE WAS WRONG, THEY ARE NOW CHARTED ON THE APCH PLATE.
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.