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Potential conflict with trees on final approach to runway 34 reported by pilots of a PA-32 at UUU, ri.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uuu.airport |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 544009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 6 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport FAA |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | groundskeeping : uuu.airport other physical facility |
Narrative:
High trees at approach end of runway 34 pose a hazard to landing aircraft. Condition has been brought to the attention of airport operators yet no action has been taken in 3 yrs. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that the FAA airport standards inspection team made a recommendation about 3 yrs ago to either remove or trim the trees that are about 250 ft from the end of runway 34. All the other runways are free of this hazard and have VASI. Runway 34 does not have a VASI. He stated that other pilots recognize the danger involved. He estimated that the landing gear would clear these trees by about 6 ft for an approach to runway 34. He further stated that he believed that the state airport commission was the agency responsible for action and the non-action on the previous FAA recommendations. He was not certain of the tree's heights and could not cite any accidents related to these trees.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH TREES ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 34 RPTED BY PLTS OF A PA-32 AT UUU, RI.
Narrative: HIGH TREES AT APCH END OF RWY 34 POSE A HAZARD TO LNDG ACFT. CONDITION HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ARPT OPERATORS YET NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN IN 3 YRS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT THE FAA ARPT STANDARDS INSPECTION TEAM MADE A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT 3 YRS AGO TO EITHER REMOVE OR TRIM THE TREES THAT ARE ABOUT 250 FT FROM THE END OF RWY 34. ALL THE OTHER RWYS ARE FREE OF THIS HAZARD AND HAVE VASI. RWY 34 DOES NOT HAVE A VASI. HE STATED THAT OTHER PLTS RECOGNIZE THE DANGER INVOLVED. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE LNDG GEAR WOULD CLEAR THESE TREES BY ABOUT 6 FT FOR AN APCH TO RWY 34. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE STATE ARPT COMMISSION WAS THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTION AND THE NON-ACTION ON THE PREVIOUS FAA RECOMMENDATIONS. HE WAS NOT CERTAIN OF THE TREE'S HEIGHTS AND COULD NOT CITE ANY ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THESE TREES.
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.