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Sjc tower controller voiced concern regarding tower height and visibility limitation considering the extended length of the runways.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 776284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc.tower |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 776284 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor FAA ATC Facility |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
Narrative:
Situational awareness; very difficult for tower personnel to see approach end of either runway due to ht of tower. Tower design was/is not suited for 11000 ft runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SJC TWR CTLR VOICED CONCERN REGARDING TWR HEIGHT AND VIS LIMITATION CONSIDERING THE EXTENDED LENGTH OF THE RWYS.
Narrative: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; VERY DIFFICULT FOR TWR PERSONNEL TO SEE APCH END OF EITHER RWY DUE TO HT OF TWR. TWR DESIGN WAS/IS NOT SUITED FOR 11000 FT RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.