Narrative:

Normal approach path to runway 22 omn, deming, NM, brings aircraft within 15 ft of street lights on poles over east pine street, in front of a car dealership. Poles are painted gray and blend in with the ground until very close, causing abrupt correction to avoid poles. Early morning light levels and haze cause poles to be impossible to find until greater than 100 ft AGL. Contact with city personnel was unsatisfactory, with the answer being 'well, no one has hit it yet.' callback conversation with local FSDO and unicom operators at dmn revealed the following information: concerning the light pole on the approach to runway 22 at dmn, the FSDO has been on the job for about 8 months and has had no indications of any such difficulties at dmn. The unicom/CTAF operator indicated that he has worked in that capacity for 4 yrs and is familiar with the light poles in question. He states that he has had but one complaint about the light pole. He further states that jets land on this runway without incident or comment, and that someone wold have to be trying to land on or short of the numbers in order to have a problem with this approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER POTENTIAL HAZARD SHORT FINAL TO RWY 22 AT DMN.

Narrative: NORMAL APCH PATH TO RWY 22 OMN, DEMING, NM, BRINGS ACFT WITHIN 15 FT OF STREET LIGHTS ON POLES OVER EAST PINE STREET, IN FRONT OF A CAR DEALERSHIP. POLES ARE PAINTED GRAY AND BLEND IN WITH THE GND UNTIL VERY CLOSE, CAUSING ABRUPT CORRECTION TO AVOID POLES. EARLY MORNING LIGHT LEVELS AND HAZE CAUSE POLES TO BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND UNTIL GREATER THAN 100 FT AGL. CONTACT WITH CITY PERSONNEL WAS UNSATISFACTORY, WITH THE ANSWER BEING 'WELL, NO ONE HAS HIT IT YET.' CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH LCL FSDO AND UNICOM OPERATORS AT DMN REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CONCERNING THE LIGHT POLE ON THE APCH TO RWY 22 AT DMN, THE FSDO HAS BEEN ON THE JOB FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND HAS HAD NO INDICATIONS OF ANY SUCH DIFFICULTIES AT DMN. THE UNICOM/CTAF OPERATOR INDICATED THAT HE HAS WORKED IN THAT CAPACITY FOR 4 YRS AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LIGHT POLES IN QUESTION. HE STATES THAT HE HAS HAD BUT ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE LIGHT POLE. HE FURTHER STATES THAT JETS LAND ON THIS RWY WITHOUT INCIDENT OR COMMENT, AND THAT SOMEONE WOLD HAVE TO BE TRYING TO LAND ON OR SHORT OF THE NUMBERS IN ORDER TO HAVE A PROB WITH THIS APCH.

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.