Ht of tower and distance from operating area has potential hazard for not seeing small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	231292
Time
Date	199301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hrl
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 2
ASRS Report	231292
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

Control tower only 55 ft tall on west side of airport. GA operations are only allowed on east side of the airport over 1 mi away. Low tower ht and distance combined with small aircraft has potential for hazard. Resolution: increase tower ht and/or relocate tower to east side.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HT OF TWR AND DISTANCE FROM OPERATING AREA HAS POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR NOT SEEING SMALL ACFT.

Narrative: CTL TWR ONLY 55 FT TALL ON W SIDE OF ARPT. GA OPS ARE ONLY ALLOWED ON E SIDE OF THE ARPT OVER 1 MI AWAY. LOW TWR HT AND DISTANCE COMBINED WITH SMALL ACFT HAS POTENTIAL FOR HAZARD. RESOLUTION: INCREASE TWR HT AND/OR RELOCATE TWR TO E SIDE.

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.