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Crj-200 captain reports a potentially hazardous light pole on short approach to runway 35 at phl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 819182 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While executing a visual approach to runway 35 at phl; I noticed a lamp post in a dangerous area. This lamp post is on the runway centerline for runway 35; on very short final. Due to runway 35 being lengthened; this lamp post now could cause a threat. There is little room for error here. I feel it would not take much to hit this lamp post; especially at night; or if the light was burned out. While on the visual approach; we were on a correct glide path using the FMS snowflake as a guide. The snowflake was centered. I can not give an accurate answer as to how close the aircraft was; but it definitely got my attention. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter advised the obstruction in question was not at cemek but on short final between the shoreline of the river and the runway end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 Captain reports a potentially hazardous light pole on short approach to Runway 35 at PHL.
Narrative: While executing a visual approach to Runway 35 at PHL; I noticed a lamp post in a dangerous area. This lamp post is on the runway centerline for Runway 35; on very short final. Due to Runway 35 being lengthened; this lamp post now could cause a threat. There is little room for error here. I feel it would not take much to hit this lamp post; especially at night; or if the light was burned out. While on the visual approach; we were on a correct glide path using the FMS snowflake as a guide. The snowflake was centered. I can not give an accurate answer as to how close the aircraft was; but it definitely got my attention. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: Reporter advised the obstruction in question was not at CEMEK but on short final between the shoreline of the river and the runway end.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.