Air carrier large transport hit runway lights landing at the completion of an ILS approach.

Attributes
ACN	139218
Time
Date	199003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	139218
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	139740
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Arriving at grr we were told to enter holding over the ground OM. We held for over 1 hour and then told the RVR was 2400 to the ILS 26L. We were cleared for the approach and the RVR went to 2200 before the marker. We held again. This happened 2 or 3 times the RVR was up then the RVR was down. The tower closed and told us to contact center. We did and remained in holding. Center advised us the RVR was last reported 2400. I ask for ILS to 26L. We were cleared for the approach. We arrived at the OM and started our approach. I made a coupler approach. At 200' the second officer saw the lead-in lights. I looked up and saw the lead-in lights and the runway environment, started on down and saw the runway. I disconnected the autoplt and we were left of centerline on touch down. The left main gear hit a runway light on the asphalt. I brought the aircraft back to centerline and got a second runway light. I stopped the aircraft with normal procedures and parked. Inspected aircraft and no damage to the aircraft except for a line broken to anti-skid on left main gear. I wrote the damage up in the logbook and signed it. I called security at grr and told the officer what happened. The officer and my crew went out to the runway and found the 2 broken runway lights. I called my home base immediately and reported the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT HIT RWY LIGHTS LNDG AT THE COMPLETION OF AN ILS APCH.

Narrative: ARRIVING AT GRR WE WERE TOLD TO ENTER HOLDING OVER THE GND OM. WE HELD FOR OVER 1 HR AND THEN TOLD THE RVR WAS 2400 TO THE ILS 26L. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH AND THE RVR WENT TO 2200 BEFORE THE MARKER. WE HELD AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES THE RVR WAS UP THEN THE RVR WAS DOWN. THE TWR CLOSED AND TOLD US TO CONTACT CTR. WE DID AND REMAINED IN HOLDING. CTR ADVISED US THE RVR WAS LAST RPTED 2400. I ASK FOR ILS TO 26L. WE WERE CLRED FOR THE APCH. WE ARRIVED AT THE OM AND STARTED OUR APCH. I MADE A COUPLER APCH. AT 200' THE S/O SAW THE LEAD-IN LIGHTS. I LOOKED UP AND SAW THE LEAD-IN LIGHTS AND THE RWY ENVIRONMENT, STARTED ON DOWN AND SAW THE RWY. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT AND WE WERE L OF CTRLINE ON TOUCH DOWN. THE L MAIN GEAR HIT A RWY LIGHT ON THE ASPHALT. I BROUGHT THE ACFT BACK TO CTRLINE AND GOT A SECOND RWY LIGHT. I STOPPED THE ACFT WITH NORMAL PROCS AND PARKED. INSPECTED ACFT AND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT EXCEPT FOR A LINE BROKEN TO ANTI-SKID ON L MAIN GEAR. I WROTE THE DAMAGE UP IN THE LOGBOOK AND SIGNED IT. I CALLED SECURITY AT GRR AND TOLD THE OFFICER WHAT HAPPENED. THE OFFICER AND MY CREW WENT OUT TO THE RWY AND FOUND THE 2 BROKEN RWY LIGHTS. I CALLED MY HOME BASE IMMEDIATELY AND RPTED THE INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.