Reporter concerned about the safety of commercially provided engine out procedure for ith, ny.

Attributes
ACN	463159
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ith.airport
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3950 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	463159
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure

Narrative:

Air carrier's new airport analysis by commercial supplier has a procedure that is a safety concern. The engine failure procedure for runway 14 at ith says 'reaching D 1.2 ith or 1200 ft left turn heading 325 degrees with a flap retraction altitude of 2099 ft. The airport elevation in ith is 1099 ft. This procedure has us turning left at 100 ft AGL towards the terrain and obstacles (towers) with an inoperative engine. This contradicts the IFR departure procedure on the approach plate states (runway 14) 'climb right turn to 2500 ft via the ith VOR 200 degree radial before proceeding on course.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF COMMERCIALLY PROVIDED ENG OUT PROC FOR ITH, NY.

Narrative: ACR'S NEW ARPT ANALYSIS BY COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER HAS A PROC THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE ENG FAILURE PROC FOR RWY 14 AT ITH SAYS 'REACHING D 1.2 ITH OR 1200 FT L TURN HDG 325 DEGS WITH A FLAP RETRACTION ALT OF 2099 FT. THE ARPT ELEVATION IN ITH IS 1099 FT. THIS PROC HAS US TURNING L AT 100 FT AGL TOWARDS THE TERRAIN AND OBSTACLES (TOWERS) WITH AN INOP ENG. THIS CONTRADICTS THE IFR DEP PROC ON THE APCH PLATE STATES (RWY 14) 'CLB R TURN TO 2500 FT VIA THE ITH VOR 200 DEG RADIAL BEFORE PROCEEDING ON COURSE.'

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.