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Attributes | |
ACN | 1029083 |
Time | |
Date | 201208 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | LCH.Airport |
State Reference | LA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Landing in lch and while crossing the threshold and commencing the flare; the runway lights turned off. The aircraft lighting was sufficient to see the runway and execute a normal landing. At the height the aircraft was at; reaching up to click the mic to turn the lights on would have been a distraction that low to the ground. A go-around on a clear/VMC night where the aircraft's landing lights were illuminating the runway was unnecessary. A normal landing and clearing of the runway was executed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 Captain reports the runway lights turning off right as the aircraft is in the flare. With sufficient light from landing lights the landing is successfully completed.
Narrative: Landing in LCH and while crossing the threshold and commencing the flare; the runway lights turned off. The aircraft lighting was sufficient to see the runway and execute a normal landing. At the height the aircraft was at; reaching up to click the mic to turn the lights on would have been a distraction that low to the ground. A go-around on a clear/VMC night where the aircraft's landing lights were illuminating the runway was unnecessary. A normal landing and clearing of the runway was executed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.