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An small aircraft pilot found that the NDB serving 2 airports was OTS. The NOTAM published only listed 1 of the airports as having an OTS NAVAID.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 230679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199212 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 5m0 |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 230679 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
Cpp NDB serves 2 airports, 5m0 and 3a1, and is the only instrument approach aid to both airports. The briefer gave full briefing but neglected to mention that cpp was OTS. I pointed out the omission based on telephonic complaints received from home base (5m0) of several pilots not getting the OTS notice. Station supervisor checked the procedure manual, and confirmed the correctness of the NOTAM. I highly recommend, if a navigation facility serves 2 or more airports, that the NOTAM list both airports. This represents at least 8 cases where this specific NOTAM was not briefed in a 1 month period. Otherwise -- the pilot will be obligated to plot his route -- identify all possible navigation aids along the route, and within 25 NM each side -- then specifically ask the briefer of the status of each!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT FOUND THAT THE NDB SERVING 2 ARPTS WAS OTS. THE NOTAM PUBLISHED ONLY LISTED 1 OF THE ARPTS AS HAVING AN OTS NAVAID.
Narrative: CPP NDB SERVES 2 ARPTS, 5M0 AND 3A1, AND IS THE ONLY INST APCH AID TO BOTH ARPTS. THE BRIEFER GAVE FULL BRIEFING BUT NEGLECTED TO MENTION THAT CPP WAS OTS. I POINTED OUT THE OMISSION BASED ON TELEPHONIC COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FROM HOME BASE (5M0) OF SEVERAL PLTS NOT GETTING THE OTS NOTICE. STATION SUPVR CHKED THE PROC MANUAL, AND CONFIRMED THE CORRECTNESS OF THE NOTAM. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND, IF A NAV FACILITY SERVES 2 OR MORE ARPTS, THAT THE NOTAM LIST BOTH ARPTS. THIS REPRESENTS AT LEAST 8 CASES WHERE THIS SPECIFIC NOTAM WAS NOT BRIEFED IN A 1 MONTH PERIOD. OTHERWISE -- THE PLT WILL BE OBLIGATED TO PLOT HIS RTE -- IDENT ALL POSSIBLE NAV AIDS ALONG THE RTE, AND WITHIN 25 NM EACH SIDE -- THEN SPECIFICALLY ASK THE BRIEFER OF THE STATUS OF EACH!
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.