Runway lights stuck on bright.

Attributes
ACN	106379
Time
Date	198903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ogg
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ogg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	106379
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Tuned in ATIS for ogg. End of ATIS said 'state has control of runway 2 intensity lighting.' we weren't sure what that meant. When we came in on visual approach, lights were on full (high) intensity. We asked tower controller if he could ask the state to turn down the lights. He replied that the state of hi had control of the lighting and that they were stuck on high, he had no control. He offered us the other runway (much shorter runway). He suggested we call the chief pilot and have him complain to the state about it. Decided to write this NASA report instead. Lights were way too bright, very distracting. To find out the cause was some kind of dispute between the feds (ATC) and the state was disturbing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY LIGHTS STUCK ON BRIGHT.

Narrative: TUNED IN ATIS FOR OGG. END OF ATIS SAID 'STATE HAS CONTROL OF RWY 2 INTENSITY LIGHTING.' WE WEREN'T SURE WHAT THAT MEANT. WHEN WE CAME IN ON VISUAL APCH, LIGHTS WERE ON FULL (HIGH) INTENSITY. WE ASKED TWR CTLR IF HE COULD ASK THE STATE TO TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS. HE REPLIED THAT THE STATE OF HI HAD CONTROL OF THE LIGHTING AND THAT THEY WERE STUCK ON HIGH, HE HAD NO CONTROL. HE OFFERED US THE OTHER RWY (MUCH SHORTER RWY). HE SUGGESTED WE CALL THE CHIEF PLT AND HAVE HIM COMPLAIN TO THE STATE ABOUT IT. DECIDED TO WRITE THIS NASA RPT INSTEAD. LIGHTS WERE WAY TOO BRIGHT, VERY DISTRACTING. TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE WAS SOME KIND OF DISPUTE BETWEEN THE FEDS (ATC) AND THE STATE WAS DISTURBING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.