Controller states that a radio blind spot exists at the end of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	252729
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : saf
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller non radar : 4
ASRS Report	252729
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Navigational Aid	Unspecified

Narrative:

An light transport X jet was taxied into position to hold awaiting an aircraft to exit the runway. Traffic was an small aircraft on a downwind and issued a clearance to land. First aircraft clears the runway and the light transport jet was issued a takeoff clearance. He did not hear the clearance. A second transmission was attempted with no success. By this time the small aircraft had turned a final and was sent around. A third and fourth call was tried to the light transport jet along with a light gun signal. He finally heard the fifth transmission and started his takeoff roll. We had recently experienced several of these occurrences at santa flight engineer and have filed an unsatisfactory condition report on this 'blind spot.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR STATES THAT A RADIO BLIND SPOT EXISTS AT THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: AN LTT X JET WAS TAXIED INTO POS TO HOLD AWAITING AN ACFT TO EXIT THE RWY. TFC WAS AN SMA ON A DOWNWIND AND ISSUED A CLRNC TO LAND. FIRST ACFT CLRS THE RWY AND THE LTT JET WAS ISSUED A TKOF CLRNC. HE DID NOT HEAR THE CLRNC. A SECOND XMISSION WAS ATTEMPTED WITH NO SUCCESS. BY THIS TIME THE SMA HAD TURNED A FINAL AND WAS SENT AROUND. A THIRD AND FOURTH CALL WAS TRIED TO THE LTT JET ALONG WITH A LIGHT GUN SIGNAL. HE FINALLY HEARD THE FIFTH XMISSION AND STARTED HIS TKOF ROLL. WE HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THESE OCCURRENCES AT SANTA FE AND HAVE FILED AN UNSATISFACTORY CONDITION RPT ON THIS 'BLIND SPOT.'

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.