Reporter complains that the airport beacon at cha is too dim to be used as a guide to the airport.

Attributes
ACN	201475
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cha
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	201475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Airport beacon at cha is not visible from a distance or from the runway and does not perform its function as a visual aid. It is too dim. I made this report to the cha tower controller, and he said many pilots have made the same comment. Please put a beacon with a brighter light so we can use it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COMPLAINS THAT THE ARPT BEACON AT CHA IS TOO DIM TO BE USED AS A GUIDE TO THE ARPT.

Narrative: ARPT BEACON AT CHA IS NOT VISIBLE FROM A DISTANCE OR FROM THE RWY AND DOES NOT PERFORM ITS FUNCTION AS A VISUAL AID. IT IS TOO DIM. I MADE THIS RPT TO THE CHA TWR CTLR, AND HE SAID MANY PLTS HAVE MADE THE SAME COMMENT. PLEASE PUT A BEACON WITH A BRIGHTER LIGHT SO WE CAN USE IT.

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.