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Air carrier captain reported there is an unlighted tower southeast of rdg on the approach path to runway 31; which does not have an instrument approach. A notam for the lighting outage existed at the time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1399177 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RDG.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 163 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Unlit towers east/southeast of rdg. This causes safety concerns if due to winds landing on runway 31 is necessary. Towers are three to four miles east of the airport; aligned with the final approach course. All arrivals are scheduled in after dark.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported there is an unlighted tower SE of RDG on the approach path to Runway 31; which does not have an instrument approach. A Notam for the lighting outage existed at the time.
Narrative: Unlit towers east/southeast of RDG. This causes safety concerns if due to winds landing on Runway 31 is necessary. Towers are three to four miles east of the airport; aligned with the final approach course. All arrivals are scheduled in after dark.
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.