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Flight instructor at bdr reported the runway 11 PAPI on the right side of the runway; but the airport diagram shows it on the left side.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1448399 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BDR.Airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The PAPI approach lights for runway 11 have the lights on the right side of the runway because of an obstruction. The airport diagram charts show the PAPI approach lights on the left side. There would be an improvement in safety if the pilot knows to look on the right side for the PAPI lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight instructor at BDR reported the Runway 11 PAPI on the right side of the runway; but the airport diagram shows it on the left side.
Narrative: The PAPI Approach Lights for Runway 11 have the lights on the right side of the runway because of an obstruction. The Airport diagram charts show the PAPI Approach Lights on the left side. There would be an improvement in safety if the pilot knows to look on the right side for the PAPI Lights.
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.