<< >> NASA ASRS Report 450264, September 1999

A state government pilot reported his perception that the charlotte sectional either misrepresented, or charted incorrectly, tower stacks near a nuclear power plant.

Attributes
ACN	450264
Time
Date	199909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdg.tracon tower : rdb.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Conquest I/Conquest II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	450264
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication

Narrative:

I have observed that the sharon harris nuclear power plant southwest of the rdu airport is charted incorrectly or misrepresented. Although this discrepancy did not cause an unsafe condition in our flight operations, it potentially could for some pilots depending on the type of flight operations they are involved in. The power plant stacks are actually located on the north side of the associated lake. The chart shows the words 'power plant' on the southwest side of the lake with 'stacks' listed above that. There is no reference to where the stacks are located specifically. Additionally, there is a 'check point' reference over 2 towers. However, in reality only 1 tower should be depicted for this 'check point.' personnel involved in this inquiry may want to review aerial photos of this area to correct this situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STATE GOV PLT RPTED HIS PERCEPTION THAT THE CHARLOTTE SECTIONAL EITHER MISREPRESENTED, OR CHARTED INCORRECTLY, TWR STACKS NEAR A NUCLEAR PWR PLANT.

Narrative: I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THE SHARON HARRIS NUCLEAR PWR PLANT SW OF THE RDU ARPT IS CHARTED INCORRECTLY OR MISREPRESENTED. ALTHOUGH THIS DISCREPANCY DID NOT CAUSE AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN OUR FLT OPS, IT POTENTIALLY COULD FOR SOME PLTS DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF FLT OPS THEY ARE INVOLVED IN. THE PWR PLANT STACKS ARE ACTUALLY LOCATED ON THE N SIDE OF THE ASSOCIATED LAKE. THE CHART SHOWS THE WORDS 'PWR PLANT' ON THE SW SIDE OF THE LAKE WITH 'STACKS' LISTED ABOVE THAT. THERE IS NO REF TO WHERE THE STACKS ARE LOCATED SPECIFICALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A 'CHK POINT' REF OVER 2 TWRS. HOWEVER, IN REALITY ONLY 1 TWR SHOULD BE DEPICTED FOR THIS 'CHK POINT.' PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THIS INQUIRY MAY WANT TO REVIEW AERIAL PHOTOS OF THIS AREA TO CORRECT THIS SIT.

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.