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Helicopter pilot reporter wants a standard tower lighting warning system at all helipads nationwide to be visible in daylight as well as at night time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 137123 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 137123 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
There are several towers in and around the city of ZZZ. The tower lights appear to be automatic-controled to turn off during daylight hours. During daylight restr visibility conditions the towers are hard to locate flying over the city preparing to make an approach to the hospital helicopter-pad. I recommend putting a flashing red light with the steady red light on towers close to helicopter-pads in all cities. It would make the towers easier to locate during restr visibility, daylight hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HELICOPTER PLT REPORTER WANTS A STANDARD TWR LIGHTING WARNING SYSTEM AT ALL HELIPADS NATIONWIDE TO BE VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT AS WELL AS AT NIGHT TIME.
Narrative: THERE ARE SEVERAL TWRS IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF ZZZ. THE TWR LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE AUTO-CTLED TO TURN OFF DURING DAYLIGHT HRS. DURING DAYLIGHT RESTR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS THE TWRS ARE HARD TO LOCATE FLYING OVER THE CITY PREPARING TO MAKE AN APCH TO THE HOSPITAL HELI-PAD. I RECOMMEND PUTTING A FLASHING RED LIGHT WITH THE STEADY RED LIGHT ON TWRS CLOSE TO HELI-PADS IN ALL CITIES. IT WOULD MAKE THE TWRS EASIER TO LOCATE DURING RESTR VISIBILITY, DAYLIGHT HRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.