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Runway lights and threshold lights inoperative. Approach and VASI operating. Captain had end of runway and runway in sight, elected to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123977 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lex |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 123977 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 123858 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Tower reported runway lights on active runway were inoperative. It was VFR. The ILS, VASI and head-in lights were operative. I decided I could accurately determine the end of the runway. After landing, I researched the regulations and found that I should not have landed because the green runway threshold lights were inoperative. I feel I was completely safe in landing the aircraft because of the other lighting aids available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RWY LIGHTS AND THRESHOLD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. APCH AND VASI OPERATING. CAPT HAD END OF RWY AND RWY IN SIGHT, ELECTED TO LAND.
Narrative: TWR RPTED RWY LIGHTS ON ACTIVE RWY WERE INOP. IT WAS VFR. THE ILS, VASI AND HEAD-IN LIGHTS WERE OPERATIVE. I DECIDED I COULD ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE END OF THE RWY. AFTER LNDG, I RESEARCHED THE REGS AND FOUND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE LANDED BECAUSE THE GREEN RWY THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE INOP. I FEEL I WAS COMPLETELY SAFE IN LNDG THE ACFT BECAUSE OF THE OTHER LIGHTING AIDS AVAILABLE.
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.