Reporter states mht emergency response capability is deficient.

Attributes
ACN	145920
Time
Date	199001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 4400
ASRS Report	145920
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

This should have been written long ago. Event was 1/87. Small transport descending. Just changed from mht approach to bos approach. Smelled smoke/fumes in the cockpit/cabin. Approximately 8 mi from mht declared an emergency and advised would be diverting to mht (nearest suitable) airport. Was handed off to mht approach, then local tower controller. Landed uneventfully. No equipment met us as requested; i.e., we wanted the trucks and got none. It was late evening. This is an far 121 certified air carrier airport with air carrier scheduled operations. Needless to say, I was shocked at the lack of response and vowed not to land here in an emergency again. I have had conversations with local persons who also relate their impression of crash fire rescue as poor due to airport management. Additionally, this airport has not had the required disaster drill far's require every 3 yrs minimum, with all parties involved participating, in more than 5 yrs. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that other pilots had told him that they had the same experience with little or no emergency equipment response when it was requested. Airport manager does not return his calls. Reporter has a copy of rex hardy's callback book.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER STATES MHT EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITY IS DEFICIENT.

Narrative: THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN LONG AGO. EVENT WAS 1/87. SMT DSNDING. JUST CHANGED FROM MHT APCH TO BOS APCH. SMELLED SMOKE/FUMES IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN. APPROX 8 MI FROM MHT DECLARED AN EMER AND ADVISED WOULD BE DIVERTING TO MHT (NEAREST SUITABLE) ARPT. WAS HANDED OFF TO MHT APCH, THEN LCL TWR CTLR. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NO EQUIP MET US AS REQUESTED; I.E., WE WANTED THE TRUCKS AND GOT NONE. IT WAS LATE EVENING. THIS IS AN FAR 121 CERTIFIED ACR ARPT WITH ACR SCHEDULED OPS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS SHOCKED AT THE LACK OF RESPONSE AND VOWED NOT TO LAND HERE IN AN EMER AGAIN. I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH LCL PERSONS WHO ALSO RELATE THEIR IMPRESSION OF CRASH FIRE RESCUE AS POOR DUE TO ARPT MGMNT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS ARPT HAS NOT HAD THE REQUIRED DISASTER DRILL FAR'S REQUIRE EVERY 3 YRS MINIMUM, WITH ALL PARTIES INVOLVED PARTICIPATING, IN MORE THAN 5 YRS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATED THAT OTHER PLTS HAD TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH LITTLE OR NO EMER EQUIP RESPONSE WHEN IT WAS REQUESTED. ARPT MGR DOES NOT RETURN HIS CALLS. RPTR HAS A COPY OF REX HARDY'S CALLBACK BOOK.

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.