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Attributes | |
ACN | 600203 |
Time | |
Date | 200311 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : rsw.airport |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
Environment | |
Weather Elements | Rain |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : rsw.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 600203 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed missed approach |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
On approach to fort myers regional southwest airport flying company X VOR DME 24 approach, there is a tower directly under the approach path at 296 ft AGL between the FAF and the runway end. WX at the time was 600 ft overcast 3 mi visibility with rain and winds gusting from the southwest from 15-20 mi with thunderstorms in the area. Egpws on non EFIS aircraft was being operated in the system override position due to using the WX radar. At just outside the 4 mi DME fix, the altimeter was bouncing from 600 ft to 700 ft and the GPWS warning went off 1 time with obstacle. Executed GPWS warning procedure and missed approach procedure and went back for second approach. Kept aircraft above 700 ft outside 4 DME on next approach and had no further GPWS warnings. I had briefed the first officer about the 660 until the 4 DME, but did not see the tower on the plan view depicted until the second approach. What is the minimum that a tower can be located on approach procedure? This seems a little close to me that a tower can be located just 300 ft below the approach course that close to the end of the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 ON VOR-DME 24 APCH TO RSW EXPERIENCED GPWS AND EXECUTED MISSED APCH.
Narrative: ON APCH TO FORT MYERS REGIONAL SOUTHWEST ARPT FLYING COMPANY X VOR DME 24 APCH, THERE IS A TWR DIRECTLY UNDER THE APCH PATH AT 296 FT AGL BTWN THE FAF AND THE RWY END. WX AT THE TIME WAS 600 FT OVCST 3 MI VISIBILITY WITH RAIN AND WINDS GUSTING FROM THE SW FROM 15-20 MI WITH TSTMS IN THE AREA. EGPWS ON NON EFIS ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE SYS OVERRIDE POS DUE TO USING THE WX RADAR. AT JUST OUTSIDE THE 4 MI DME FIX, THE ALTIMETER WAS BOUNCING FROM 600 FT TO 700 FT AND THE GPWS WARNING WENT OFF 1 TIME WITH OBSTACLE. EXECUTED GPWS WARNING PROC AND MISSED APCH PROC AND WENT BACK FOR SECOND APCH. KEPT ACFT ABOVE 700 FT OUTSIDE 4 DME ON NEXT APCH AND HAD NO FURTHER GPWS WARNINGS. I HAD BRIEFED THE FO ABOUT THE 660 UNTIL THE 4 DME, BUT DID NOT SEE THE TWR ON THE PLAN VIEW DEPICTED UNTIL THE SECOND APCH. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM THAT A TWR CAN BE LOCATED ON APCH PROC? THIS SEEMS A LITTLE CLOSE TO ME THAT A TWR CAN BE LOCATED JUST 300 FT BELOW THE APCH COURSE THAT CLOSE TO THE END OF THE RWY.
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.