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B737 captain reports being distracted by the new stadium display during a night visual approach to runway 30L at sjc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1172716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While on a night VMC final for visual approach to runway 30L sjc the extremely bright stadium board display lights were on at full illumination and were an extreme visual distraction to us and other pilots on final approach. Sjc tower acknowledged our report and added that all pilots had commented on the distraction. The worst problem will be night games at the stadium when the weather is IMC and instrument approaches are in effect at sjc or nuq. The condition may create a problem of flicker vertigo for pilots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reports being distracted by the new stadium display during a night visual approach to Runway 30L at SJC.
Narrative: While on a Night VMC final for visual approach to Runway 30L SJC the extremely bright stadium board display lights were on at full illumination and were an extreme visual distraction to us and other pilots on final approach. SJC Tower acknowledged our report and added that all pilots had commented on the distraction. The worst problem will be night games at the stadium when the weather is IMC and Instrument approaches are in effect at SJC or NUQ. The condition may create a problem of Flicker Vertigo for pilots.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.