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Attributes | |
ACN | 461657 |
Time | |
Date | 200001 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : 017.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 3080 msl bound upper : 4322 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : a11.tracon |
Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 15000 |
ASRS Report | 461657 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | other personnel other |
Qualification | other other : commercial chart publisher |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | other |
Situations | |
Chart | airport : 017.airport approach : vor or gpsa gps rwy 7 |
Narrative:
The bold arrow denotes the highest point on the chart. Banner mountain is +/- 4100 ft, the VOR-a chart shows it as 3080 ft. The GPS chart does not show it at all. I called the commercial chart publisher and told them about it 6+ months ago. They have not corrected it. It is dangerous.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT NOTES THE DISCREPANCY IN TERRAIN DEPICTION ON COMMERCIAL APCH CHARTS AT O17.
Narrative: THE BOLD ARROW DENOTES THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE CHART. BANNER MOUNTAIN IS +/- 4100 FT, THE VOR-A CHART SHOWS IT AS 3080 FT. THE GPS CHART DOES NOT SHOW IT AT ALL. I CALLED THE COMMERCIAL CHART PUBLISHER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT 6+ MONTHS AGO. THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED IT. IT IS DANGEROUS.
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.