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A captain reported the abq runway 8 touchdown zone and center line lights are too bright and not adjustable and so they should be turned off during night VMC operations to prevent obscuring the runway environment on short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1041736 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ABQ.Airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Runway Lighting Intensity |
Narrative:
The abq control tower has no ability to dim the runway touchdown zone and center line lights on runway 8. The light intensity is sufficiently bright as to make the runway impossible to see below 20 ft AGL with night VMC conditions. This makes it difficult to land in a normal manner and would make wildlife on the runway invisible due to windscreen glare. Turn the center line and touchdown zone lights off during aircraft operations not based on the usage of them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain reported the ABQ Runway 8 Touchdown Zone and Center Line lights are too bright and not adjustable and so they should be turned off during night VMC operations to prevent obscuring the runway environment on short final.
Narrative: The ABQ Control Tower has no ability to dim the Runway Touchdown Zone and Center Line lights on Runway 8. The light intensity is sufficiently bright as to make the runway impossible to see below 20 FT AGL with night VMC conditions. This makes it difficult to land in a normal manner and would make wildlife on the runway invisible due to windscreen glare. Turn the Center Line and Touchdown Zone lights off during aircraft operations not based on the usage of them.
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.