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Air carrier captain believes that the trees just south of runway 01 at flo have grown too tall and are interfering with a normal glide path to the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1152237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FLO.Airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 19000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Flo airport; on approach to runway 01; last 1/4 mile of approach. Tree tops very close to aircraft. Aircraft was exactly on PAPI vertical guidance indication. First time this happened a month ago; I thought it was my overactive imagination. A second approach to this runway a month later confirmed my perceptions that the trees have grown well into the approach path; and there is now little vertical clearance to spare. Airport management needs to investigate whether part 139 clearance criteria are still are still being maintained for this runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain believes that the trees just south of Runway 01 at FLO have grown too tall and are interfering with a normal glide path to the runway.
Narrative: FLO Airport; On approach to RWY 01; last 1/4 mile of approach. Tree tops VERY close to aircraft. Aircraft was exactly on PAPI vertical guidance indication. First time this happened a month ago; I thought it was my overactive imagination. A second approach to this runway a month later confirmed my perceptions that the trees have grown well into the approach path; and there is now little vertical clearance to spare. Airport management needs to investigate whether Part 139 clearance criteria are still are still being maintained for this runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.