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An air carrier pilot complains that the tower at hpn opens the runway on, what he considers, faulty braking action reports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 261802 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hpn airport : jpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 261802 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
As an observer, I have witnessed on a couple of occasions that the tower at hpn would give a 'fair' breaking report to open the airport after its closure due to poor braking. This report would be based on a truck's stopping ability. Runway 16 at hpn has a slope downhill. There seems to be a pressing need to get the airport open, no matter what the conditions are. There have been several incidents of aircraft running off the end of the runway or barely being able to stop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PLT COMPLAINS THAT THE TWR AT HPN OPENS THE RWY ON, WHAT HE CONSIDERS, FAULTY BRAKING ACTION RPTS.
Narrative: AS AN OBSERVER, I HAVE WITNESSED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS THAT THE TWR AT HPN WOULD GIVE A 'FAIR' BREAKING RPT TO OPEN THE ARPT AFTER ITS CLOSURE DUE TO POOR BRAKING. THIS RPT WOULD BE BASED ON A TRUCK'S STOPPING ABILITY. RWY 16 AT HPN HAS A SLOPE DOWNHILL. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PRESSING NEED TO GET THE ARPT OPEN, NO MATTER WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF ACFT RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RWY OR BARELY BEING ABLE TO STOP.
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.