An HS125 pilot describes an uncharted cell tower on the VOR-a approach to pve.

Attributes
ACN	705099
Time
Date	200607
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jks.vortac
Altitude	agl single value : 550
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	British Aerospace Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 11950 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	705099
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Situations
Chart	approach : pve vor-a

Narrative:

Pve is a new airport named beech river regional indexed as lexington-parson; tn. This airport opened may 2006. The VOR approach off of jks is on the 065 radial; the airport missed approach is 8.4 DME. After the FAA flight checked the approach a cell tower was erected on the 065 degree radial at approximately 4.9 DME. If they had hired the best surveyors in the world; they could not have centered it on the radial any closer. I do not know the exact height of the tower; but the first time I had to shoot the approach. I broke out at 550 ft AGL and the first thing I saw was the tower as it disappeared under the nose. It scared me badly. This tower is still not depicted on the approach chart as of this date. When I went over it I would estimate my height above it to be no more than 150 ft to 200 ft. I am enclosing a chart with the location depicted.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the tower is lighted and he estimates it to be 246 ft AGL. He assumes the ground elevation in the area is between 400 ft to 500 ft; which would put the tower at 646 ft to 746 ft and so an aircraft at the 100 ft MDA would be 250 ft to 350 ft above the tower depending on the actual ground level.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN HS125 PLT DESCRIBES AN UNCHARTED CELL TWR ON THE VOR-A APCH TO PVE.

Narrative: PVE IS A NEW ARPT NAMED BEECH RIVER REGIONAL INDEXED AS LEXINGTON-PARSON; TN. THIS ARPT OPENED MAY 2006. THE VOR APCH OFF OF JKS IS ON THE 065 RADIAL; THE ARPT MISSED APCH IS 8.4 DME. AFTER THE FAA FLT CHKED THE APCH A CELL TWR WAS ERECTED ON THE 065 DEG RADIAL AT APPROX 4.9 DME. IF THEY HAD HIRED THE BEST SURVEYORS IN THE WORLD; THEY COULD NOT HAVE CENTERED IT ON THE RADIAL ANY CLOSER. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT HEIGHT OF THE TWR; BUT THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO SHOOT THE APCH. I BROKE OUT AT 550 FT AGL AND THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS THE TWR AS IT DISAPPEARED UNDER THE NOSE. IT SCARED ME BADLY. THIS TWR IS STILL NOT DEPICTED ON THE APCH CHART AS OF THIS DATE. WHEN I WENT OVER IT I WOULD ESTIMATE MY HEIGHT ABOVE IT TO BE NO MORE THAN 150 FT TO 200 FT. I AM ENCLOSING A CHART WITH THE LOCATION DEPICTED.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE TWR IS LIGHTED AND HE ESTIMATES IT TO BE 246 FT AGL. HE ASSUMES THE GND ELEVATION IN THE AREA IS BETWEEN 400 FT TO 500 FT; WHICH WOULD PUT THE TWR AT 646 FT TO 746 FT AND SO AN ACFT AT THE 100 FT MDA WOULD BE 250 FT TO 350 FT ABOVE THE TWR DEPENDING ON THE ACTUAL GND LEVEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.