Pilot reports there is an uncharted obstacle (a cell tower) directly on the VOR approach course to p...

Attributes
ACN	729864
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pve.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 11950 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	729864
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Airport
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

In 2006 I submitted a report on a cell tower that had been erected between the time that flight check had checked the approach and the time that the airport opened later I was contacted by flight check. I described the situation to him and he rechked the approach. He called me back and said that he did not know if the tower was legal or not; but he was turning his findings in to oklahoma city and that the tower would be depicted on the approach plate in the next few cycles. As of this date it is still not depicted and it is a dangerous situation. The local FSDO stated this was not their problem. It had to be handled out of washington. Please help get this tower depicted on the VOR approach into pve. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the uncharted tower is approximately 246 ft AGL and is located approximately 3.6 NM from the end of the runway. Reporter states he feels the tower is a potential hazard to any pilot who descends early on the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPTS THERE IS AN UNCHARTED OBSTACLE (A CELL TWR) DIRECTLY ON THE VOR APCH COURSE TO PVE ARPT; APPROX 3 PT 6 MI FROM THE ARPT; APPROX 246 FT AGL.

Narrative: IN 2006 I SUBMITTED A RPT ON A CELL TWR THAT HAD BEEN ERECTED BTWN THE TIME THAT FLT CHK HAD CHKED THE APCH AND THE TIME THAT THE ARPT OPENED LATER I WAS CONTACTED BY FLT CHK. I DESCRIBED THE SITUATION TO HIM AND HE RECHKED THE APCH. HE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW IF THE TWR WAS LEGAL OR NOT; BUT HE WAS TURNING HIS FINDINGS IN TO OKLAHOMA CITY AND THAT THE TWR WOULD BE DEPICTED ON THE APCH PLATE IN THE NEXT FEW CYCLES. AS OF THIS DATE IT IS STILL NOT DEPICTED AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE LCL FSDO STATED THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROB. IT HAD TO BE HANDLED OUT OF WASHINGTON. PLEASE HELP GET THIS TWR DEPICTED ON THE VOR APCH INTO PVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE UNCHARTED TWR IS APPROX 246 FT AGL AND IS LOCATED APPROX 3.6 NM FROM THE END OF THE RWY. RPTR STATES HE FEELS THE TWR IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO ANY PLT WHO DSNDS EARLY ON THE APCH.

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.

Pilot reports there is an uncharted obstacle (a cell tower) directly on the VOR approach course to pve airport; approximately 3 pt 6 mi from the airport; approximately 246 ft AGL.