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A ktlh tower controller expresses concern over a communications problem unique to a particular spot on the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544982 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tlh.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller non radar : 1 controller radar : 27 controller supervisory : 5 flight time last 90 days : 59 flight time total : 5200 |
| ASRS Report | 544982 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : vhf com rec other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Tlh ATCT, tallahassee regional problem: some aircraft lose communications at the runway 27 hold short line and while on the runway 27 number. Traffic has been sent around and some pilots have taken clrncs meant for other aircraft on another runway. This problem is caused by the low elevation of runway 27 at the hold short line. The line of sight from the right site to the runway is block by trees, the airport refuses to cut because of environmental issues. Either the trees needed to be cut or the right site moved to ensure 100 percent radio coverage. This is an unsafe condition for the controllers and pilots. Both the FAA and the airport authority are aware of the problem and up to this point have not come up with a solution. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: a 'ktlh' tower specialist concurs with the reporter's assertion that a communications deficiency exists in the vicinity of runway 27's hold line and runway numbers. It was also stated, the unsafe situation has been reported to the authorities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A KTLH TWR CTLR EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER A COMS PROB UNIQUE TO A PARTICULAR SPOT ON THE ARPT.
Narrative: TLH ATCT, TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL PROBLEM: SOME ACFT LOSE COMS AT THE RWY 27 HOLD SHORT LINE AND WHILE ON THE RWY 27 NUMBER. TFC HAS BEEN SENT AROUND AND SOME PLTS HAVE TAKEN CLRNCS MEANT FOR OTHER ACFT ON ANOTHER RWY. THIS PROB IS CAUSED BY THE LOW ELEVATION OF RWY 27 AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THE LINE OF SIGHT FROM THE R SITE TO THE RWY IS BLOCK BY TREES, THE ARPT REFUSES TO CUT BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. EITHER THE TREES NEEDED TO BE CUT OR THE R SITE MOVED TO ENSURE 100 PERCENT RADIO COVERAGE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE CTLRS AND PLTS. BOTH THE FAA AND THE ARPT AUTHORITY ARE AWARE OF THE PROB AND UP TO THIS POINT HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A 'KTLH' TWR SPECIALIST CONCURS WITH THE RPTR'S ASSERTION THAT A COMS DEFICIENCY EXISTS IN THE VICINITY OF RWY 27'S HOLD LINE AND RWY NUMBERS. IT WAS ALSO STATED, THE UNSAFE SIT HAS BEEN RPTED TO THE AUTHORITIES.
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.