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Pilot of a turboprop aircraft reported an issue with night visual approaches into roc due to lack of visual aids such as a VASI.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1511503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ROC.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 3700 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The FAA and aviation publications have been discussing the black hole visual phenomena. The approach to runway 04 at roc is a perfect example. The approach is over very dark terrain into not only the airport environment; but with the city of rochester as a backdrop. It is the only major runway at roc without a visual glide path indicator. A VASI or PAPI would be a significant safety improvement to this approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot of a turboprop aircraft reported an issue with night visual approaches into ROC due to lack of visual aids such as a VASI.
Narrative: The FAA and aviation publications have been discussing the black hole visual phenomena. The approach to Runway 04 at ROC is a perfect example. The approach is over very dark terrain into not only the airport environment; but with the city of Rochester as a backdrop. It is the only major runway at ROC without a visual glide path indicator. A VASI or PAPI would be a significant safety improvement to this approach.
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.