Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 1630
No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
Airport; Chart Or Publication
There is a group of towers on right downwind/base to 14R and 14L that are a potential hazard when visual approaches are in use. As shown on the approach plates; at least one of these towers is 148 feet higher than the glide slope intercept altitude for these runways. Although the VFR traffic pattern for both runways is left; the PAWNEE CITY 1 and HOWRY 2 arrivals set IFR traffic up for a righthand pattern with the towers situated between them and final. Unlike the approaches; these towers are not charted on either arrival.When flying a righthand traffic pattern; such as from PAWNEE CITY 1; HOWRY 2; or on a visual missed approach; pilots are susceptible to colliding with the 2;548 feet towers while attaining the glide slope intercept altitude of 2;400 feet.1) Add a page in Jeppesen for OMA which calls attention to the towers. 2) Provide easier access to traffic pattern altitudes and directions in Jepp in the event of a visual missed approach. As of right now; this information is buried in a 4;000 plus page document. 3) Obstacles and terrain that are considered significant to approaches should also be charted on arrivals. 4) Pilots should thoroughly review significant obstacles and terrain depicted on procedures and enable ownship on Approach in Jeppesen for increased situational awareness. 5) ATC should ensure pilots see these particular towers; not just the airport; when clearing pilots for the visual from the west. Alternatively; pilots should be vectored well clear of the towers before being issued a visual.
Air carrier First Officer reported collision hazards on visual approach from STAR and indicated need to highlight them on Jeppesen approach chart to OMA airport.