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Air taxi pilot reported the alturas airport has a depression in the runway and the VASI has been out of service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1565113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZSE.ARTCC |
| State Reference | WA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 63 Flight Crew Total 8455 Flight Crew Type 967 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During takeoff I experienced an dramatic 'dip' in the middle of the runway at alturas (kaat). This little imperfection has been here for a while; however it is getting much more dramatic. It is to the point that it may cause enough force on a retractable gear airplane to collapse the nosewheel. The VASI had been out of service for two years. Now it has been decommissioned for some reason. This is a safety hazard to have a non-precision approach at this airport with no way to safely transition to the runway environment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air taxi pilot reported the Alturas airport has a depression in the runway and the VASI has been out of service.
Narrative: During takeoff I experienced an dramatic 'dip' in the middle of the runway at Alturas (KAAT). This little imperfection has been here for a while; however it is getting much more dramatic. It is to the point that it may cause enough force on a retractable gear airplane to collapse the nosewheel. The VASI had been out of service for two years. Now it has been decommissioned for some reason. This is a safety hazard to have a non-precision approach at this airport with no way to safely transition to the runway environment.
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.