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Pilot alleged the engine failure procedure off runway 4 in avp is unsafe and does not provide adequate terrain clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 810109 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avp.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 810109 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Avp runway 4: standard engine failure procedure is unsafe. The procedure departing runway 4; in the event of an engine failure; is to turn right 050 degrees. Incredibly; this takes the aircraft's flight path closer to a mountain to the east. If strong winter winds were blowing from the southwest; it would take the aircraft perilously close to this mountain. A safer procedure must be developed. I recommend tracking the runway 4 localizer to a safe altitude; while flying up the valley. This would positively affix the aircraft's track over the ground; regardless of prevailing winds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PILOT ALLEGED THE ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURE OFF RUNWAY 4 IN AVP IS UNSAFE AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE.
Narrative: AVP RWY 4: STANDARD ENG FAILURE PROC IS UNSAFE. THE PROC DEPARTING RWY 4; IN THE EVENT OF AN ENG FAILURE; IS TO TURN R 050 DEGS. INCREDIBLY; THIS TAKES THE ACFT'S FLT PATH CLOSER TO A MOUNTAIN TO THE E. IF STRONG WINTER WINDS WERE BLOWING FROM THE SW; IT WOULD TAKE THE ACFT PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO THIS MOUNTAIN. A SAFER PROC MUST BE DEVELOPED. I RECOMMEND TRACKING THE RWY 4 LOC TO A SAFE ALT; WHILE FLYING UP THE VALLEY. THIS WOULD POSITIVELY AFFIX THE ACFT'S TRACK OVER THE GND; REGARDLESS OF PREVAILING WINDS.
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.