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Pilot notes that bna runway 31 is the only runway available for night operations due to noise abatement procedure. Runway 31 has no PAPI; VASI; glideslope; DME; or approach; touchdown or centerline lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 713629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 713629 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Navigational Facility |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : bna.airport |
Narrative:
Bna has an unsafe runway configuration due to noise abatement at night. Runway 31 is the required runway at night. All other runways are unavailable. Yes; we asked! Runway 31 has no PAPI; no VASI; no glideslope; no DME; no approach lights; no touchdown lights; no centerline lights; just to mention a few to give you the idea. This is the most dangerous approach and landing available at bna; yet that is the primary runway at night. The hardest time to land. This is dangerous and makes no sense.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT NOTES THAT BNA RWY 31 IS THE ONLY RWY AVAILABLE FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS DUE TO NOISE ABATEMENT PROC. RWY 31 HAS NO PAPI; VASI; GLIDESLOPE; DME; OR APCH; TOUCHDOWN OR CTRLINE LIGHTS.
Narrative: BNA HAS AN UNSAFE RWY CONFIGURATION DUE TO NOISE ABATEMENT AT NIGHT. RWY 31 IS THE REQUIRED RWY AT NIGHT. ALL OTHER RWYS ARE UNAVAILABLE. YES; WE ASKED! RWY 31 HAS NO PAPI; NO VASI; NO GLIDESLOPE; NO DME; NO APCH LIGHTS; NO TOUCHDOWN LIGHTS; NO CTRLINE LIGHTS; JUST TO MENTION A FEW TO GIVE YOU THE IDEA. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS APCH AND LNDG AVAILABLE AT BNA; YET THAT IS THE PRIMARY RWY AT NIGHT. THE HARDEST TIME TO LAND. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND MAKES NO SENSE.
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.