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Dash 8 captain reports lga runway 22 windsock is not visible during arrival; and probably not accurate due to transmitter buildings blocking view and wind flow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 810968 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time total : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 810968 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Lga: arrived runway 22 -- windsocks are not placed in visible area to crews. Both windsocks in the vicinity are cluttered up/obscured by ILS building/transmitter sites. Also; there is a strong likelihood that the windsocks are not indicating the true wind direction and velocity due to interference from these adjacent buildings. The windsock for runway 22; on the east side of the runway (and north of runway 13); needs to be moved to the approach end of the runway 22 where it can be clearly seen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DASH 8 CAPT RPTS LGA RWY 22 WINDSOCK IS NOT VISIBLE DURING ARR; AND PROBABLY NOT ACCURATE DUE TO TRANSMITTER BUILDINGS BLOCKING VIEW AND WIND FLOW.
Narrative: LGA: ARRIVED RWY 22 -- WINDSOCKS ARE NOT PLACED IN VISIBLE AREA TO CREWS. BOTH WINDSOCKS IN THE VICINITY ARE CLUTTERED UP/OBSCURED BY ILS BUILDING/TRANSMITTER SITES. ALSO; THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT THE WINDSOCKS ARE NOT INDICATING THE TRUE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY DUE TO INTERFERENCE FROM THESE ADJACENT BUILDINGS. THE WINDSOCK FOR RWY 22; ON THE E SIDE OF THE RWY (AND N OF RWY 13); NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO THE APCH END OF THE RWY 22 WHERE IT CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.