<< >> NASA ASRS Report 575310, March 2003

A commercial pilot complains of the lack of a rotating beacon in daylight hours when IMC exists. The report implies linkage to possible incidents where IMC prevails.

Attributes
ACN	575310
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jyo.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl.tower
Person 1
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time total : 2300
ASRS Report	575310
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : obs 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Weather
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Beacon is on only from sunset to sunrise (photo cell). Beacon is not turned on during daylight hours when IMC exists. Airport is now in residential area and believe beacon is critical in low visibility conditions. Beacon was not on during mar/sat/03 in daylight IMC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL PLT COMPLAINS OF THE LACK OF A ROTATING BEACON IN DAYLIGHT HRS WHEN IMC EXISTS. THE RPT IMPLIES LINKAGE TO POSSIBLE INCIDENTS WHERE IMC PREVAILS.

Narrative: BEACON IS ON ONLY FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE (PHOTO CELL). BEACON IS NOT TURNED ON DURING DAYLIGHT HRS WHEN IMC EXISTS. ARPT IS NOW IN RESIDENTIAL AREA AND BELIEVE BEACON IS CRITICAL IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. BEACON WAS NOT ON DURING MAR/SAT/03 IN DAYLIGHT IMC.

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.