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GA small aircraft complaint about no longer being able to use suu altimeter setting at sts when sts tower closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 94285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sts |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sts tower : apc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 94285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
FAA suddenly and west/O warning or advance notice to users, eliminated remote altimeter setting option (ie, using travis AFB setting) at sonoma county airport (sts) in santa rosa, ca. Due to preponderance of evening marine cloud layer, sts is now effectively closed to IFR approachs when ATC tower is closed (2000 lt--0700 lt). Sts users must now use sts only in visual conditions, in some cases the temptation to sneak up the petaluma valley, under a low overcast at night may overpwr a pilot's better judgement. It is strongly suggested that sts' IFR approach capability be reinstated as soon as possible!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA COMPLAINT ABOUT NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO USE SUU ALTIMETER SETTING AT STS WHEN STS TWR CLOSED.
Narrative: FAA SUDDENLY AND W/O WARNING OR ADVANCE NOTICE TO USERS, ELIMINATED REMOTE ALTIMETER SETTING OPTION (IE, USING TRAVIS AFB SETTING) AT SONOMA COUNTY ARPT (STS) IN SANTA ROSA, CA. DUE TO PREPONDERANCE OF EVENING MARINE CLOUD LAYER, STS IS NOW EFFECTIVELY CLOSED TO IFR APCHS WHEN ATC TWR IS CLOSED (2000 LT--0700 LT). STS USERS MUST NOW USE STS ONLY IN VISUAL CONDITIONS, IN SOME CASES THE TEMPTATION TO SNEAK UP THE PETALUMA VALLEY, UNDER A LOW OVERCAST AT NIGHT MAY OVERPWR A PLT'S BETTER JUDGEMENT. IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT STS' IFR APCH CAPABILITY BE REINSTATED ASAP!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.