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Helicopter pilot reported that a newly installed white strobe light on a tower near lew airport is so bright that it has an adverse affect on night vision goggle (nvg) operations in the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1036135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LEW.Airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A109 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 1800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
I fly single pilot nvg helicopter.... A new white strobe has been installed on a tower that is a problem to our nvg operations. The strobe is so bright it causes distraction during all phases of flight in the area. It is located one mile east of lew on the hilltop next to a normal red light antenna. When it is bad weather with high moisture; our nvg will really be adversely affected. Can this be changed for us or put on a day time only sensor?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Helicopter pilot reported that a newly installed white strobe light on a tower near LEW airport is so bright that it has an adverse affect on Night Vision Goggle (NVG) operations in the area.
Narrative: I fly single pilot NVG Helicopter.... A new white strobe has been installed on a tower that is a problem to our NVG operations. The strobe is so bright it causes distraction during all phases of flight in the area. It is located one mile east of LEW on the hilltop next to a normal red light antenna. When it is bad weather with high moisture; our NVG will really be adversely affected. Can this be changed for us or put on a day time only sensor?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.