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A BE400 pilot on a night arrival had difficulty locating the flv airport runway because it was located approximately 1.5 NM from the beacon.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 674857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : flv.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 674857 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
We were cleared for a visual by mci approach. We had the rotating beacon in sight. We clicked the runway lights but then could not see them. After circling the airport twice; we located the runway and landed. The sectional chart does not indicate a rotating beacon. The AFD says beacon; the commercial airport plate says there is a rotating beacon; but neither document tells/shows where the beacon is located. It is about 1.5 NM northwest of the runway. We couldn't find the runway because we were looking in the wrong place. How about a note in the AFD and approach plate stating that the rotating beacon is not at the airport but about 1.5 NM from the airport?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE400 PLT ON A NIGHT ARR HAD DIFFICULTY LOCATING THE FLV ARPT RWY BECAUSE IT WAS LOCATED APPROX 1.5 NM FROM THE BEACON.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL BY MCI APCH. WE HAD THE ROTATING BEACON IN SIGHT. WE CLICKED THE RWY LIGHTS BUT THEN COULD NOT SEE THEM. AFTER CIRCLING THE ARPT TWICE; WE LOCATED THE RWY AND LANDED. THE SECTIONAL CHART DOES NOT INDICATE A ROTATING BEACON. THE AFD SAYS BEACON; THE COMMERCIAL ARPT PLATE SAYS THERE IS A ROTATING BEACON; BUT NEITHER DOCUMENT TELLS/SHOWS WHERE THE BEACON IS LOCATED. IT IS ABOUT 1.5 NM NW OF THE RWY. WE COULDN'T FIND THE RWY BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE. HOW ABOUT A NOTE IN THE AFD AND APCH PLATE STATING THAT THE ROTATING BEACON IS NOT AT THE ARPT BUT ABOUT 1.5 NM FROM THE ARPT?
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.