The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a public database for tracking meteorological evaluation tower registrations.
Safety recommendation
The National Transportation Safety Board has directed the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a public database for tracking meteorological evaluation tower registrations.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued safety recommendation WPR11LA094, designated as A-13-017. This directive is addressed specifically to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The core requirement of this recommendation mandates that the FAA create and maintain a publicly accessible national database. This database must cover the required registration of all meteorological evaluation towers. The NTSB has identified this gap in public information as a safety concern requiring immediate administrative action by the aviation regulator to ensure transparency and accurate tracking of these structures.