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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.